Iraq issues arrest warrants for supporters of Israel ties

The Iraqi judiciary on Sunday issued arrest warrants for participants in a conference in Erbil that called for normalising relations with Israel, reports Anadolu Agency.

Arrest warrants were issued against the head of the Wissam al-Hadran, former lawmaker Mithal al-Alosi and Sahar Karim al-Taie, an employee at the Ministry of Culture, the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council said in a statement.

The statement said legal action will also be taken against the other participants in the event.

On Friday, a peace conference was held in Erbil in northern Iraq by a number of tribal figures, who called for the normalisation of relations between Iraq and Israel.

Last year, four Arab nations – the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco – normalised their relations with Israel, a move denounced by Palestinians as a betrayal to its cause.