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Canada opens war crimes probe into dual Israeli-Canadian IDF soldiers (www.ynetnews.com)

submitted 2 days ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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Canada’s federal police have launched a criminal investigation into several IDF soldiers who also hold Canadian citizenship, on suspicion of crimes against humanity allegedly committed during their military service, Canadian media reported Tuesday.

The report, first published by the Toronto Star, marks the first time Canadian authorities have formally opened a war crimes investigation against dual Israeli-Canadian nationals. The move has triggered concern and controversy within Canada’s Jewish and Israeli communities.

According to the report, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are investigating Canadian citizens who served in the IDF, whether in active duty or as reservists, during the war in Gaza. The probe reportedly began in 2024 but remained under wraps until now. It could include evidence collection, information sharing with international bodies and potentially even indictments on Canadian soil.

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[-] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 83 points 2 days ago

Jewish community voices concern: 'Canada is becoming more hostile toward us by the day'

What kind of a shitty excuse for a human thinks war crime investigations are "hostility"?

[-] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 42 points 2 days ago

Zionists.

[-] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago

Maybe don't support genocide, or you know why not just move to Israel. No need for hostility of Israel Nazis living comfortable in peaceful lands.

Nazis crying they are being accused of the war crimes they are doing.

[-] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 17 points 2 days ago

Shh, calling genocidal right wing extremists "nazis" makes the genocidal right wing extremists (ie. nazis) angry

[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago

Well first they came for the war criminals and no one spoke up.

[-] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago

The "concerns" are ridiculous. Anyone not involved in war crimes has absolutely nothing to fear.

[-] Hacksaw@lemmy.ca 40 points 2 days ago

A third said it’s causing Israeli families to reconsider sending their children to serve in Israel as lone soldiers

It's already working as intended! I'm glad to see that there is accountability for Canadians who go out of their way to participate in war crimes and crimes against humanity

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 42 points 2 days ago

The move has triggered concern and controversy within Canada’s Jewish and Israeli communities.

They're concerned that some Canadians may have committed war crimes, right?

[-] eightpix@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Jewish communities are not monolithic. This, like the genocide itself, is a wedge issue. People are being forced to confront the reality and scope of these past 20 months, and the occupation writ large.

Let justice be swift and certain.

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 35 points 2 days ago

Killing children, hospital patients, doctors, humanitarian aid workers, journalists and people who are just trying not to starve in Gaza are not behaviours we can tolerate as Canadians, so we should investigate if our dual-citizens took part in it. If not, then it's fine.

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago

Does being Israeli or Jewish make you immune from investigation or prosecution for anything now? Is that what these people think?

[-] AnalogNotDigital@lemmy.wtf 3 points 1 day ago

According to them, anytime they don't get exactly what they want it's persecution on their faith so...

[-] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 days ago

YEAH!!! Finally!!!

[-] AGM@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 days ago

Another small but positive step. Keep going, Canada. There are many more steps to take to get on the right side of this.

[-] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 days ago

Lol fuck around and find out

[-] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I wonder if this is why I have been seeing all about the Canadian war crimes back in WWII. That took off like a tinder box.

Poison the well before this report is completed

[-] Albbi@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 days ago

Some people have been thinking it'll deter the Americans from invading.

[-] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I mean, I have doubts on that.

[-] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 days ago

Kinda. We've been hearing about our WW2 misdeeds quite a bit. There is probably multiple reasons, none good, as the narrative seems to be "Canadians aren't good".

[-] rumimevlevi@lemmings.world 3 points 2 days ago

That's seriously cool but we all know that they just use them as scapegoat while true top war criminals ruling israel are safe from all acountablity

[-] Eheran@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago

Scapegoat? Canada has no jurisdiction in Israel, they can only deal with Canadians and that is what they do.

[-] rumimevlevi@lemmings.world 11 points 2 days ago

canada.can impose sanctions on israel government you know and stop lying about not helping israel

https://www.cjpme.org/pr_2025_03_28_artillery_propellants

[+] cygnus@lemmy.ca -9 points 2 days ago

Some people won't be happy until Canada has boots on the ground and starts knocking down buildings in Tel Aviv.

[-] rumimevlevi@lemmings.world 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Not really. Just like Canada put Hamas in the terrorist list they should add the IDF to the terrorist list. Just like they are imposing severe sanctions on Russia and Iran they should sanctions Israel severely. Instead of pretending to stop aiding Israel military they should actually do it

https://www.cjpme.org/pr_2025_03_28_artillery_propellants

[-] cygnus@lemmy.ca -4 points 2 days ago

I agree with doing that, but there are lots of unironic "from the river to the sea" people out there.

[-] rumimevlevi@lemmings.world 7 points 2 days ago

Yes there is many people who want palestinians to not be oppresed in gaza, west bank and israel

[-] cygnus@lemmy.ca -2 points 2 days ago

Wiping Israel from the map is technically a way to stop Palestinians from "being oppressed in Israel", but it isn't a good one.

[-] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 days ago

It's a way to stop the oppression in the entire region in general. Including Lebanon and Syria. And stabilizing the region entirely.

Israel never was a legitimate country to begin with. It was founded on genocide. And recent actions from their government and its zionist zealots have further deligitimized it.

Besides, you can't have a true democracy if you're going to be a theo / ethno nationalist country.

[-] cygnus@lemmy.ca -2 points 1 day ago

I assume you also advocate for the dissolution of Russia and China, on that same basis?

[-] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

No. Because Russia and China have been there practically forever. It wasn't created just a century ago by killing and destroying an existing nation based on a crooked ethno-fascist ideology.

[-] cygnus@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 day ago

Those mobile goalposts seem very convenient. I may have to get a pair.

[-] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

I'd like to hear your arguments in defense of Israel, a colony born out of an religious ideology in the early 20th century, that anyone with a certain faith, regardless of ethnicity, has historical rights to a land they, or their ancestors, never lived on.

[-] cygnus@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Your question is in no way different than asking why Muscovy has a right to the various regions that make up Russia, or why the Han should rule over what we call China, why Turks should not be kicked out of Anatolia, Arabs out of the Maghreb, or why Canada should not be turned over to the various first nations who were here first. I could at least respect that kind of moral consistency. However, when the rules are defined so that only one country in particular falls under their purview, I have to wonder if there are any ulterior motives.

My arguments for or against the existence of Israel are irrelevant. If they'd asked my permission I'd have said no, but it exists, and any argument where it must cease to exist is in the worst possible faith. If you consider Israel to be the only colonialist country in the world, I think you're simply an antisemite looking for any fig leaf you can find.

[-] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago

I mean maybe the medicine they need to realize.... Lol ,wait NVM, them realize they are the baddies now is not gonna happen.

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