Activist group trying to use UK courts for war crimes claim against Israeli minister denies Hezbollah link Brussels-based Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) say they are facing a 'baseless smear campaign' and founder Dyab Abou Jahjah has 'never' been a Hezbollah member

(Jewish News) One of two organisations attempting to pursue a private prosecution in the UK against an Israeli minister has denied its founder has links with the Hezbollah terror organisation.

The Brussels-based Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) announced on Wednesday that it had joined with the London-based Global Legal Action Network (Glan) in seeking to obtain an arrest warrant for Gideon Sa’ar as the Israeli foreign minister made a private visit to the UK.

The activist groups claimed Sa’ar’s position in the Israeli security cabinet and his public statements on Gaza are grounds for alleging the foreign minister’s complicity in war crimes carried out by the IDF.

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