Report: Yaalon escapes arrest in New Zealand

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According to report by Palestinian Center for Human Rights, warrant arrest filed by citizen against former IDF chief of staff after assassination of Hamas leader Salah Shehadeh, cancelled by state's Justice Ministry

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3334597,00.html

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"Former IDF Chief of Staff Moshe Yaalon escaped an arrest during a visit to New Zealand.

The warrant, which was filed by a New Zealand citizen against Yaalon for alleged war crimes, was cancelled at the last minute after the local Justice Ministry interfered, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights reported Thursday.

The Foreign Ministry confirmed that a legal claim wad filed in New Zealand and was later rejected by attorney general in Auckland. Ministry officials told Ynet, "We are continuing to follow the affair. In the meantime, Yaalon had ended his tour there."

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"The reason for the arrest: Allegedly committing a grave breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention 1949, which is a criminal offense in New Zealand under the Geneva Conventions Act 1958 and International Crimes and International Criminal Court Act 2000.

According to the Palestinian center, the Israel Defense Forces under the command of Yaalon, who served as chief of staff from July 9, 2002 to June 1, 2005, was responsible for a wide range of human rights violations and war crimes ins the West Bank and the Gaza Strip."

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1. Moshe Yaalon escapes being turned into an example.