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Moshe Ya'alon (Lior Mizrahi / BauBau) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 00:03 02/12/2006 Ya'alon still in New Zealand, despite arrest warrant for war crimes By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent Despite reports to the contrary, former Israel Defense Forces chief of staff Lieutenant General (res.) Moshe Ya'alon remained in New Zealand after a warrant was issued for his arrest for alleged war crimes, he said Friday. The charges have since been dropped. "I am continuing to travel in New Zealand," Ya'alon told Army Radio on Friday. "I did not run away from anywhere and I don't intend to run away." The New Zealand Justice Ministry issued the warrant on Tuesday, several days after a request by a New Zealand resident that was co-signed by various local and international human rights organizations. Officials at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem said they had received confirmation from the embassy in New Zealand that the charges have been dropped. Advertisement The warrant names Ya'alon for ordering an Israel Air Force attack on the home of senior Hamas official Salah Shehada in the Gaza Strip in 2002. Shahada, the founder of Hamas' military wing, and one of his aides were killed in the attack along with 13 civilians. Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz and Major General (res.) Doron Almog have evaded similar charges in Britain over the past two years. Diplomatic ties between Israel and New Zealand have been rocky in recent years. In 2004, two members of Israel's Mossad espionage agency were imprisoned in the country for illegally trying to obtain New Zealand passports. Wellington suspended ties with Israel in the wake of the affair, but restored relations after Jerusalem offered a formal apology Bookmark to del.icio.us The IDF's dilemna To what extent should the IDF subdue its West Bank and Gaza actions in coming days? Not one inch Hamas says they will reject any deals made by Abbas in Annapolis.   1.   War Criminals 14:47  |  Terence 30/11/06   2.   Why isn`t the Israeli embassy doing this? 14:52  |  Danny - Israeli one 30/11/06   3.   This is just the beginning 15:11  |  Mark B. 30/11/06   4.   Yaalon leaves new zealand 15:14  |  Shmuelshachor 30/11/06   5.   Ya`alon: a profile in courage 15:15  |  Tim 30/11/06   6.   Luckily 15:17  |  GregD 30/11/06   7.   RE:Why isn`t the Israeli embassy doing this? 15:20  |  TR 30/11/06   8.   if it looks 15:26  |  sam i am 30/11/06   9.   Miss the point 15:28  |  American Patriot 30/11/06   10.   This is excellent news 15:34  |  Stephen Murray 30/11/06   11.   #7 TR 15:40  |  shai 30/11/06   12.   Joke of the Day? 15:42  |  Tony Anthony 30/11/06   13.   Since when in a war is it illegal to attack the other side??? 15:43  |  proud jew 30/11/06   14.   #4 Response 15:50  |  ballistic 30/11/06   15.   #9 You are arrogant 15:50  |  Sidney 30/11/06   16.   #11 response 15:53  |  ballistic 30/11/06   17.   Israel has no right to protect its citizens? 15:53  |  Josef 30/11/06   18.   NZ is removed from the situation 15:53  |  Michael 30/11/06   19.   #7, actually no 15:54  |  Danny - Israeli one 30/11/06   20.   #1, start at home - second try 15:56  |  Danny - Israeli one 30/11/06   21.   NoJoke #12 15:57  |  JJ 30/11/06   22.   #13 15:57  |  ballistic 30/11/06   23.   war crimes 15:59  |  proud human 30/11/06   24.   #5, hello again 16:00  |  Danny - Israeli one 30/11/06   25.   Nasrallah jailed for KIDNAPPING 16:02  |  D 30/11/06   26.   Will NZ do the same with French murderers of Perreira? 16:03  |  Paul Henzen 30/11/06   27.   Nuremberg laws apply #13 16:05  |  Jonathan S 30/11/06   28.   #19, what a crock!!! 16:05  |  ballistic 30/11/06   29.   #13 16:06  |  King 30/11/06   30.   Ya`alon is in good company 16:07  |  Danny - Israeli one 30/11/06   31.   What Haaretz is of course hiding 16:07  |  Jonathan S 30/11/06   32.   #23 16:15  |  King 30/11/06   33.   No Sweat - It`s just the usual 16:15  |  jon b 30/11/06   34.   NZ must be infested with radical Arabs 16:16  |  vs 30/11/06   35.   End Arab occupation of Palestine Now! 16:37  |  C Sense 30/11/06   36.   NZ prejudiced 16:40  |  Jasmine Murphy 30/11/06   37.   To King #13...Enemey HQ=Place where they plan their attacks 16:47  |  proud jew 30/11/06   38.   opening shot 16:50  |  margaret 30/11/06   39.   Ya`alon soon to be somebody`s wife 16:57  |  Tim 30/11/06   40.   #28, what bit exactly is untrue? 17:01  |  Danny - Israeli one 30/11/06   41.   IT`S A SHAME WAR CRIMINALS GET AWAY WITH IT! 17:03  |  Jeremy 30/11/06   42.   #32, let me ask you this 17:06  |  Danny - Israeli one 30/11/06   43.   #37 17:10  |  King 30/11/06   44.   I agree with New Zealand`s Symbolic Gesture. But why drop the 17:11  |  Timothy 30/11/06   45.   Bravo New Zealand - now get the criminal extradited 17:11  |  tbora 30/11/06   46.   Israel ought to start a diplomatic initiative 17:13  |  Tosefta 30/11/06   47.   #42 17:15  |  King 30/11/06   48.   A war criminal is a war criminal is a war criminal 17:15  |  Canadian 30/11/06   49.   #42..are you suggesting a safe haven for Israeli soldiers? 17:18  |  Tim 30/11/06   50.   Hypocrisy 17:19  |  Yariv 30/11/06   51.   Stephen Murray has a point 17:20  |  TOMY 30/11/06   52.   # 41 Jeremy 17:20  |  Josef 30/11/06   53.   Irony or hypocrisy? 17:25  |  JK 30/11/06   54.   Mark B. and Ahmedinnajad gives a speach to UN in full forum 17:25  |  Hate darkens vision 30/11/06   55.   #25........................and don`t forget 17:27  |  Colin Powell 30/11/06   56.   # 14 Algonquin 17:34  |  Jon 30/11/06   57.   #47, yes I do dispute it 17:34  |  Danny - Israeli one 30/11/06   58.   King#47 17:34  |  Yariv 30/11/06   59.   Jasmine Murphy NZ prejudice ? 17:36  |  maoriboy 30/11/06   60.   #49, actually I was saying the opposite 17:40  |  Danny - Israeli one 30/11/06   61.   To #41 Jeremy It`s a Shame War Criminals Get Away With It 17:40  |  Petunia 30/11/06   62.   #41, don`t worry 17:41  |  Danny - Israeli one 30/11/06   63.   Palestinian war criminals 17:44  |  Sam 30/11/06   64.   What`s the point? 17:45  |  whodey 30/11/06   65.   #46, please read these people`s posts 17:45  |  Danny - Israeli one 30/11/06   66.   NZ does have a strain of anti-Semitism 17:53  |  X 30/11/06   67.   #25; jail Nasrallah? 17:56  |  ballistic 30/11/06   68.   #58 18:04  |  King 30/11/06   69.   FAIR IS FAIR 18:07  |  TOBIA 30/11/06   70.   #62..yea, Do not worry!! they will kill 18:07  |  King 30/11/06   71.   Olmert`s Promise to Release Terrorists Is Even Worse 18:15  |  Tod Zuckerman 30/11/06   72.   king#68 18:16  |  Yariv 30/11/06   73.   Respond to 70 18:24  |  TOBIA 30/11/06   74.   A GOOD START... 18:24  |  MIKE KATZ 30/11/06   75.   Tosefta! But ! But ! 18:26  |  Danite 30/11/06   76.   Freedom Versus Terror. 1 18:37  |  H.H.M 30/11/06   77.   I was beginning to think there was no justice 18:37  |  Guy From NYC 30/11/06   78.   Freedom`s price against terror. 2 18:39  |  H.H.M 30/11/06   79.   King #70 18:40  |  Edifice 30/11/06   80.   Arrest for war crimes 18:43  |  Edifice 30/11/06   81.   #71 response 18:45  |  ballistic 30/11/06   82.   Ya`alon - or any Israeli has as much to defend himself from 18:48  |  Bimmer 30/11/06   83.