War Crimes?

In a recent article by the bbc, an Israeli minister was accused of war crimes associated with a military action in Gaza in 2002.

Although the allegation itself is questionable, it is very interesting that Yaalon was advised against traveling to the United Kingdom in lieu of the accusation. Despite the fact that the UN has a long history of labeling Israeli military actions and policies both war crimes and violations of human rights, it's significant that a government official has actually run the risk of seeing substantial consequences.

Although Israeli sources claim that Yaalon took the advice in order "avoid playing into the hands of anti-Israel propaganda," the Palestinian activists responsible for the allegations still managed to leverage enough pressure to cause the cancellation of Yaalon's planned visit to the UK.

Whether he actually runs any risk of being arrested for war crimes upon his arrival in the UK is also not what interests me the most. Given that the United Kingdom and Israel have a history of close collaboration and bipartisanship, it will be very interesting to see how this incident affects their relationship.