Belgian legislators approved amendments that would narrow a war crimes law and invalidate a lawsuit against Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. On Tuesday night, the Belgian House of Representatives approved an amendment to the 1993 law, under which lawsuits could be filed against people and by people with no link to Belgium.
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