(Telegraph-UK) Ron Prosor - At a time when both Israel and Britain find themselves confronted by terrorist foes, their sympathizers are cynically abusing Britain's legal system which is being exploited to target Britain's democratic friend and strategic ally in the Middle East. The scandalous treatment of former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is another example of "lawfare," waged for the sole purpose of delegitimizing the State of Israel and its leaders. Israel is first in the firing line, but British forces, British leaders, and the leaders of every democratic state which confronts terror will be caught in the not-so-friendly fire. The writer is Israel's Ambassador to Britain.
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