Parliament will not debate a petition which called for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged war crimes, despite more than 100,000 people backing it.
The House of Commons’ Petitions Committee said it would not hold a debate in Westminster Hall on the issue following Mr Netanyahu’s visit to Britain last week.
A committee spokeswoman said that because the petition called for action which was not possible for the government to take under international or UK law, no further action would be taken.
Heads of foreign governments have diplomatic immunity in Britain, meaning Mr Netanyahu could not be arrested when he came to London last week.
