Arrest warrant sought for Israeli president on visit to UK by Imran Mulla

An arrest warrant is being sought for Israeli President Isaac Herzog ahead of his planned trip to London this week.

The president is expected to arrive on Wednesday and meet ministers and senior political figures, although his itinerary has not been confirmed. 

News of the visit has sparked outrage since the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is wanted for alleged war crimes by the International Criminal Court and Herzog himself has backed the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

Pro-Palestine campaign group Friends of Al-Aqsa (FOA) has instructed a legal team to apply for an arrest warrant to be issued for Herzog on “charges of aiding, abetting or procuring direct and indiscriminate attacks on civilians and civilian objects”.

… The moves comes after the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) wrote to Scotland Yard’s war crimes unit on Monday, “demanding that the Israeli president is investigated upon his arrival in the UK, on suspicion of bearing criminal liability for alleged war crimes”.

According to the ICJP, even if Herzog is given diplomatic immunity, Scotland Yard could still interview and investigate him “in compliance with the UK’s international and domestic obligations”.