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Source: http://www.timesofisrael.com/livni-dodges-war-crimes-arrest-in-london/
Former Israeli Foreign Minister Livni Dodges War Crimes Arrest in London
(Times of Israel) Stuart Winer - Zionist Union MK Tzipi Livni was forced to use a legal loophole to avoid possible arrest over alleged Israeli war crimes when she attended the Fortune Most Powerful Women International Summit this week in London. Anti-Israeli activists applied to have an arrest warrant issued for Livni, who was foreign minister during the 2008-2009 war in Gaza. Livni's attendance at the women's summit could have been considered a personal visit, leaving her vulnerable to arrest. To preempt the problem, Livni arranged to meet with senior UK government officials, enabling the Knesset speaker to approve her travel as an official visit, Yediot Ahronot reported on Wednesday. In 2011, UK authorities granted automatic immunity to all Israelis on official visits to Britain.