Netanyahu to visit Britain facing pressure on stalled peace talks
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JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Britain this week for talks with his counterpart David Cameron as the right-wing Israeli leader faces diplomatic pressure over illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank and stalled peace efforts.
Netanyahu, who last visited for the 2013 funeral of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, has also been the subject of a petition ahead of his trip demanding his arrest for war crimes during last year's devastating Gaza conflict.
As of Tuesday, the petition posted to the British parliament's website had been signed by more than 106,000 people. The British government has officially responded, saying that visiting heads of government are immune from prosecution.
Last summer's 50-day war took a heavy toll on the coastal enclave, killing 2,251 Palestinians, mostly civilians, and destroying thousands of homes. Seventy-three people were killed on the Israeli side, nearly all soldiers.
May his trip be blessed with demonstrations and calls for his arrest by Parliament.