person:shaul mofaz

Palestinian Center for Human Rights
▻http://www.pchrgaza.org/portal/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11117:seek-out-and-prosecute-
Monday, 22 June 2015

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PCHR today called on the Director of Public Prosecutions, Alison Saunders, and the Attorney General, Jeremy Wright QC, to urgently liaise to ensure that immediate decisions are made regarding the arrest and (if the evidence permits) prosecution before the a Court in England and Wales of Shaul Mofaz with a war crimes offence contrary to the Geneva Conventions Act 1957 (GCA). It is essential the decisions are made today, 22 June 2015, before Mr Mofaz is able to leave the UK.

PCHR calls on the public and members of civil society to immediately contact the Attorney General’s office via email - correspondence@attorneygeneral.gsi.gov.uk - to ensure that he understands the strength of public feeling about the fair application of the rule of law to all those suspected of committing serious offences under international criminal law.

It is understood that Mr Mofaz, who left Israeli political life earlier this year, is in London on Monday, 22 June 2015, on a private visit and that the Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond, has not accorded Mr Mofaz any form of immunity from the fair application of English criminal law. After learning of his visit to London, on 21 June, and acting on behalf of Gazan victims of alleged war crimes, PCHR sent the police and Crown Prosecution Service evidence relating to Mr Mofaz to enable the police to arrest him on suspicion of committing an offence contrary to the GCA.

Attack on Gaza by Saudi Royal Appointment | David Hearst
►http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-hearst/attack-on-gaza-by-saudi-r_b_5603735.html

The attack on Gaza comes by Saudi Royal Appointment. This royal warrant is nothing less than an open secret in Israel, and both former and serving defense officials are relaxed when they talk about it. Former Israeli defense minister Shaul Mofaz surprised the presenter on Channel 10 by saying Israel had to specify a role for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in the demilitarization of Hamas. Asked what he meant by that, he added that Saudi and Emirati funds should be used to rebuild Gaza after Hamas had been defanged.

Amos Gilad, the Israeli defense establishment’s point man with Mubarak’s Egypt and now director of the Israeli defense ministry’s policy and political-military relations department told the academic James Dorsey recently : “Everything is underground, nothing is public. But our security cooperation with Egypt and the Gulf states is unique. This is the best period of security and diplomatic relations with the Arab.”

The celebration is mutual. King Abdullah let it be known that he had phoned President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi to approve of an Egyptian ceasefire initiative which had not been put to Hamas, and had the Jerusalem Post quoting analysts about whether a ceasefire was ever seriously intended.

Mofaz plan offers economic aid for Gaza demilitarization - Israel News, Ynetnews

▻http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4542622,00.htm
Le plan Mofaz pour Gaza... Connaissant l’oeuvre générale de Mofaz, je ne suis pas sur de ce que ça vaut, mais je le signale pour référence.

Mofaz plan offers economic aid for Gaza demilitarization

Former defense minister submits initiative to offer Palestinian Authority funds for infrastructure, welfare in exchange for giving up rockets, missiles.

Traduction en Français par « la Paix maintenant »

▻http://www.lapaixmaintenant.org/Subventions-versus
#gaza #israël

Netanyahu strings surprise coalition, elections canceled
►http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/netanyahu-strings-surprise-coalition-elections-canceled

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu struck a surprise deal with the opposition Kadima party on Tuesday, agreeing to form a national unity government and dropping plans for a snap election.

Under terms of the agreement, Shaul Mofaz, who took over leadership of the center-right Kadima party only six weeks ago, would become deputy prime minister as well as a minister without portfolio in the new cabinet, officials said.

Although the agreement included a pledge to renew the diplomatic process with the Palestinians, little change is expected from the two parties that have continued to expand illegal Jewish settlements while in office and maintain a harsh military occupation of the West Bank and a siege on the Gaza Strip.

Netanyahu Gags Shabak Director, Subverts Knesset Oversight Regarding Eilat Attack – Tikun Olam
►http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2011/09/04/netanyahu-gags-shabak-director-subverts-knesset-oversight-regard

For those of you who harbor quaint notions about Israeli democracy, tonight’s post should further disabuse you of your illusions.

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I’ve reported in the recent past, that Defense Minister Ehud Barak refused to allow chief of staff Benny Gantz to testify to a Knesset committee about Israel’s covert programs to contain Iran. Now, none other than the prime minister himself has directed the Shabak chief to refuse to appear before the same committee to address questions about the Eilat terror attack. Yoram Cohen, Shabak director, sent an underling in his place who also refused to discuss the terror attack when asked point-blank by the committee, which is chaired by former chief of staff Shaul Mofaz.

Haaretz has only reported the latter fact, that a Shabak officer refused to answer questions about Eilat. In truth, my own well-placed source confirms that Netanyahu refused to allow Cohen to even appear before Mofaz’ committee. Perhaps one should even question the Israeli media itself as to why it hasn’t reported that Netanyahu actually refused to allow Israel’s most senior intelligence officer to testify before the Knesset.

Mofaz : US has adopted Israeli targeted killing strategy
►http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=218938

Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman MK Shaul Mofaz (Kadima) on Tuesday said that the killing of Osama bin Laden bears witness to the fact that the US has adopted the Israeli strategy of targeting terrorist leaders.

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He added that if terrorist activity continued to originate in the Gaza Strip, the leaders of Hamas should be made aware that they are potential targets for assassination and that such targeted killings are considered unquestionably legitimate.

Ami journaliste, n’oublie jamais que, lorsque tu évoques Kadima, tu dois systématiquement le qualifier de « parti centriste ».

#ben_laden #israël