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  • Israel recalls envoy following Belgian court ruling on Sharon

    02/12/2003 8:44:42 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 3 replies · 175+ views
    Ha'aretz Daily ^ | 2/13/03 | Sharon Sadeh,Aluf Benn and Amnon Barzalai
    Foreign Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday recalled Israel's ambassador to Belgium, Yehudi Kinar, after the Belgian Supreme Court ruled that Defense Ministry director-general Amos Yaron could be prosecuted for his involvement in the Sabra and Chatila massacres in 1982 in Beirut, when he was commander of the IDF forces in the Lebanese capital at the time. The court also ruled that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon can be put on trial for his alleged involvement in the affair, but only after he ceases to be prime minister, when he no longer has diplomatic immunity. In addition to recalling the ambassador, Netanyahu urgently...