To Armagan Akram:

You defeat your own argument. Almog was a general but not a 'killer' in the way you express the term. His arrest warrant was due to destruction of Palestinian Arab homes in Rafah which were cleared (rightly or wrongly) in an ongoing war. However, it was a private citizen using a UK legal loophole to get a local Magistrate's court to issue an arrest warrant that allowed this whole farce to begin.

I have no issue with Almog being denied entry to the UK due to the controversy... though I may disagree with it. However, I do have an issue when he is given clearance to come by Immigration, and THEN faces a locally-produced arrest warrant that was issued only the day before. This is sheer opportunism from local Palestinian Arab supporters. Let them protest but not abuse our courts and police force for such matters.

As for the imam you reference in your comparison, his calls for murdering Jews is a solid grounds for keeping him out. That is not just talking.

C Bozner, London,

to C Bozner,

Compare and contrast the case of Doron Almog, allowed to come to the Uk my immigration, who is accused of war crimes (whether guilty or not), with Sheikh Yusuf Al Qardawi accused of verbally supporting Hamas, but not having ever killed anyone himself, or been involed in any violence. The killer is let in by immigration, the guy who just talked is denied entry for medical treatment. What a joke, then in the same breath Europe talks of "Freedom of Speech" for a Danish Cartoonist.

The hypocracy is breathtaking.

As for the Police not knowing whether they can legally board aircraft what a farce. Were these guys sleeping or what? Surely they should know what the law is if they are policing Heathrow? This is not rocket science.

Armagan Akram, london,

People - the real scandal is here is that an arrest warrant was issued in the first place. The UK has a ludicrous law that allows persons residing in the UK to arrange for arrests of persons from outside the UK. Surely if there was a true issue with General Almog, he should have been denied entry to the UK as opposed to being arrested.

The real double standards here are among the leftists. Muslim preachers who support homicidal activity in the UK and abroad are greeted with open arms by Ken Livingstone, but General Almog who had come to the UK to raise funds for a children's care centre -- one that helps Jewish, Muslim and Christian children in Israel -- is almost arrested. That is why there was an apology. The arrest warrant was obtained via a loophole despite the fact that Almog had never been tried or convicted of war crimes.

What next -- arrest Tony Blair when he comes into the UK for the invasion of Iraq? What about Putin and Chechnya?

Grow up everyone.

C Bozner, London,

A disgusting example of double standards by the UK favouring the Israeli's.

AccurateIntellect, Nottingham,

just suppose he was not an israeli
just suppose he was an arab
that says it all

saud, riyadh,

Doron Almog was in command of the first task force to land in Entebbe airport during the 1976 rescue operation; and the airlift of about 6000 Ethiopian Jews during various clandestine missions.

He helps raise funds for sick and disabled children,

When he returned to Israel, the British foreign secretary issued an apology for the incident

mo, malaga, spain

A sad sad comment on British law enforcement, If there are men and women wandering around the biggest airport in Europe with guns, not knowing when or where they can use them, it is frightening. A disaster waiting to happen. To impound the aircraft would have been to simple.
An interesting comparison would be if the the aircraft had been from one of the neighboring countries to Israel. A calling of COBRA and gents in balaclavas possibly? Readers can draw their own conclusions.
What worth British justice? Sad Sad.

Alxander, Victoria ,

El Al declined to comment........that says alot to me.

Dean, Spain,

What a farce
For me, this is the final straw,
Canada has got to opt out of confederation.

k shamash, Calgary, Canada