Belgium’s prime minister says he is not opposed to amending the country’s laws to allow Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to be indicted for war crimes. Guy Verhofstadt’s statement came after the nation’s Senate gave preliminary approval to a bill that would enable the prosecution of war crimes regardless of where the defendant lives.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
