Ya'alon ya way, son

Moshe Ya'alon, Israeli deputy prime minister, won't be having a slap-up feed in London after he was warned that a British judge may well issue an arrest warrant on war crimes charges if he got off the plane.

Both sides have committed war crimes over the past few years - but the Palestinians are already prisoners, whereas the Israelis are given carte blanche to kill hundreds and build as many nuclear weapons as they want.

Well done the British - it's an improvement on the last time, when the police tipped off a senior Israeli (is this legal?), leading to him staying on the plane until it went home. Let's treat all criminals equally - starting with Blair…