
Dear Prime Minister,
As you are no doubt aware, government promises to make changes to British universal jurisdiction laws following the issue of an arrest warrant for former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni last December have justifiably come under fierce criticism from human rights organisations and legal bodies. Evidence found by the United Nations fact-finding mission into the brutal assault on Gaza last year led it to conclude that Israeli forces had committed war crimes and possible crimes against humanity. In addition, Israeli military planners had followed a doctrine of causing massive damage, destruction and suffering to the civilian population deliberately, which gave rise to individual criminal responsibility. As a senior planner of Operation Cast Lead in 2008/9, which claimed the lives of over 1,400 individuals, including 300 children, the testimony of the UN provided damning and irrefutable prima facie evidence against Ms. Livni.






The recent arrest of British journalist Paul Martin has caused waves of concern in the British media. He was detained on 14 February whilst attending a military court session, to provide testimony for a Gazan man, Muhammad Abu Mu’aliq who had been arrested on suspicion of collaborating with the Israeli security services. Unbeknown to Mr. Martin, during his interrogation Abu Mu’aliq had implicated the British journalist in the alleged collaboration. As with any other country, the importance of investigating claims of espionage were imperative to Gaza’s security and so Martin was arrested immediately. His initial detention of 15 days was extended to allow investigators time to ascertain whether or not the accusations of espionage were true.
"Gilligan’s Island"










