Has Belgium gone mad?

[HershOstropoler]

"Damn unilateral Europeans ignoring international law!"

Au contraire. The court has upheld functional immunity as identified by the ICJ and asserted jurisdiction in line with international law.

Had Israel prosecuted Sharon or at least done a serious criminal investigation, it would be ne bis in idem and case closed.

Btw, what's with the Netanyahu quote in the article: ""This decision is a scandal and it legitimises terror and helps those who fight terrorism"

Misquote or slip of the tongue?

[Pekka]

Ozz, no, I owned j00r 4zz and you know it

[Datajack Franit]

Sharon slaughtering people for the last 20 years
Belgium not liking that


Very funny

[Ozz]

Originally posted by Pekka
Ozz, no, I owned j00r 4zz and you know it

Oh Carp, An "Elite" That just confirms you know
nothing about computers.

Lets not ruin a perfectly good thread with this asnine
nonsense, start a new thread "Jump on Ozz" or something, bad enough I got paticakes threadstalking
me again, now it seems I'm attracting a mob of morons.

Damn it tough being so... popular.

[Pekka]

Listen Ozz, if you want to be old school with your clocks that are right twice everyday, go ahead. If you want to brag about your computer knowledge, go ahead. But we all know I got you, and you're just denying it like a little kid. That's cool though.. I won't keep ruining your thread anymore .

[Ozz]

Originally posted by Pekka
Listen Ozz, if you want to be old school with your clocks that are right twice everyday, go ahead. If you want to brag about your computer knowledge, go ahead. But we all know I got you, and you're just denying it like a little kid. That's cool though.. I won't keep ruining your thread anymore .

As you chickened out of starting a thread, I started one.

Oh It's not my thread, Einstein

[Pekka]

You started one.. where? I didn't start one, because it would be a complete waste of time. You are like the guy who got beaten and when the winner walked out, the loser yelled 'come back, round 2!' when he knew he'd be safe.. just to save some of his dignity..
And the reason I don't want to stalk this thread anymore is because I don't want to get banned. I win, you lose, get over it

[Ozz]

It's gone. It was
"Is a stopped clock right twice a day"

There were 3 or 4 posts in it.

You get scared and call the cops?

[SpencerH]

Originally posted by HershOstropoler

Had Israel prosecuted Sharon or at least done a serious criminal investigation, it would be ne bis in idem and case closed.

So what you're saying is that these complaintants cant take action in Israel? If they have a real case against Sharon (and I'm not saying they do or dont) thats the place to try it not in Belgium.

Btw, what's with the Netanyahu quote in the article: ""This decision is a scandal and it legitimises terror and helps those who fight terrorism"

Misquote or slip of the tongue?

No misquote or slip. Translation= Sharon was acting against terrorists. If you attack his actions against terrorists you are supporting terrorists.

[SpencerH]

Children, if you want to throw mud at each other please do so outside.

[Bereta_Eder]

DL OZZ OWNED again

/me does the DL dance

[Ozz]

Originally posted by Pekka
because I don't want to get banned.

No, you don't want to lose your postcount DL
Oh I PMed a mod over the missing thread
Should prove interesting.

See you in
"Is a stopped clock right twice a day"

eventually

[Ozz]

Originally posted by paiktis22
DL OZZ OWNED again

Oh Cowchips, why don't you show up too.

Under your real Login.

[Panag]

Jerusalem, 12 February 2003

FM Netanyahu Decision of the Supreme Court of Belgium
(Communicated by the Foreign Minister's Bureau)

Following today's (Feb 12) ruling of the Supreme Court of Belgium,
Foreign Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he has decided to
recall the Ambassador of Israel in Brussels, Mr. Yehudi Kenar, to
Israel for consultations. In addition, Foreign Minister Netanyahu
will summon the Ambassador of Belgium to the Foreign Ministry for
urgent discussions tomorrow (Feb 13).

Mr. Netanyahu stated that the decision of the Belgian Court is
scandalous, and that it legitimates terror and harms those who fight
terrorism. "It is all topsy-turvy - those that fight terrorism have
become the accused and the terrorists have become victors."

The Foreign Minister added that Belgium is not only hurting Israel
but the entire free world, and that Israel will have a very stern
response.




**Israel Recalls Ambassador to Belgium after Sharon Verdicts

Minister of Foreign Affairs Benjamin Netanyahu recalled Israel's ambassador to Belgium, Yehudi Kinar on Wednesday after the Belgian Supreme Court ruled that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Defense Ministry Director-General Amos Yaron (commander of the Israel Defense Forces in Beirut in 1982) could be prosecuted for their alleged involvement in the Sabra and Chatila massacres in 1982 in Beirut, HA'ARETZ reported. The court ruled that Sharon could only be tried after he ceases to be prime minister, and no longer has diplomatic immunity. Netanyahu said the Belgian court had made "a scandalous decision, which legitimizes terror and harms those who fight it."
"This turns the tables - when those who fight terror turn into the accused and the terrorists are victorious. Belgium is helping to harm not only Israel, but also the entire free world, and Israel will respond with severity to this," Netanyahu added.
In addition to recalling the ambassador, Netanyahu urgently summoned Belgium's ambassador to Israel for a meeting today at which Netanyahu will deliver an Israeli reaction to the court decision. It was not yet known how long Kinar would be kept at home. Government sources expressed concern regarding the possibility of future prosecutions against Israelis in Belgium, but they also noted that Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat was also in line for prosecution in Belgium, in the wake of complaints filed against him by Israeli terror victims.
Meanwhile, the Belgian Government has recently been fashioning a new legislation that would severely limit the ability of its legal system to prosecute suspected international war criminals with no connection to Belgium.

Jerusalem, 13 February 2003

PRESIDENT MOSHE KATSAV SENDS LETTER TO KING OF BELGIUM
(Communicated by President's Spokesman)

The President of the State of Israel, Moshe Katsav today (Thursday)
February 13, 2003, sent a severe letter to the King of Belgium, in
which he expressed his chagrin at Belgium's High Court's decision to
try Israelis in their courts.

President Katsav totally rejects Belgium's moral right to bring
Israeli leaders and IDF officers to trial.

The president emphasized that Israeli leaders and IDF officers
operate according to international norms, the Israeli law, their
conscience and basic human morality, and that no-one has the right to
doubt the ethical standards Israel holds itself to, and that those
who accuse us would do well to reflect on their past actions.

hi ,

in the hallways of the belgian justice palace yesterday some people skoke on going and getting Arik ones he is no longer PM of Israel , ..... well they can try , .... we shall be waiting , .....

oh yeah ; the want to prosecute any Jew who did his army service in Israel and was involved in the war in Libanon , ......

like our president wrote at the end of his letter , ........

have a nice day , no nice day for belgians who are against Jews , kopts , orthodox catholics and Israeli's !

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by SpencerH
No misquote or slip. Translation= Sharon was acting against terrorists. If you attack his actions against terrorists you are supporting terrorists.

I think he was referring to the second part of the quote.

helps those who fight terrorism