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Source: http://www.speroforum.com/a/18661/Spain-to-probe-Israeli-crimes-against-humanity
Spain to Probe Israeli "Crimes Against Humanity"
[Spero News] Soeren Kern - Spanish National Court Judge Fernando Andreu says he will redouble his probe of seven top Israeli military and government officials for suspected "crimes against humanity" after determining that Israel did not prosecute anyone for the killing of Salah Shehadeh, the commander of the military wing of Hamas, in Gaza City in 2002. Spanish law allows the prosecution of foreigners for such crimes if the suspects will not be tried in their home country. The case was brought to the Spanish court by the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, which is represented in Spain by Gonzalo Boye, a Marxist revolutionary who was sentenced to 14 years in prison for collaborating with the Basque terrorist group ETA. Observers note that Spanish judges have never sought to prosecute any Hamas or Fatah terrorists for war crimes. Nor have they prosecuted any of the suspected Nazi war criminals who sought refuge in Spain after the end of World War II. The writer is Senior Analyst for Transatlantic Relations at the Madrid-based Strategic Studies Group.