(AhlulBayt News Agency) - "Israel welcomes the British government's explicit commitment to amend the universal jurisdiction law," a statement released after Hague met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv said.
The row over the law, and Israel's fury that it has not been changed, has overshadowed Hague's visit to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories - his first since taking office in May.
The law says that people can be prosecuted for crimes committed abroad. Pro-Palestinian organizations in Britain have used the law to to try get arrest warrants for war crimes issued against visiting Israeli officials, forcing several to cancel scheduled visits to Britain.
The most recent was Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor, who cancelled a trip to London, this week, for fear he would be arrested for war crimes.
Hague, meeting Prime Minister Salam Fayyad Wednesday, said the British government "will soon be putting a proposal to change the law."
Israel said it was postponing its strategic dialogue with Britain until the law was amended.
"It is a real problem when Israeli officials cannot travel to Britain, and so long as the problem exists, it will harm relations between the two countries," Foreign Minister Yigal Palmor said Wednesday.
The statement from Netanyahu's office Thursday said he and Hague had a "productive" meeting.
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