cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/31107913

The original source article: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/rcmp-says-it-s-probing-potential-war-crimes-related-to-israel-hamas-conflict/article_600ca131-7015-4c55-a24a-62edf2df566c.html

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.

  • not_that_guy05@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Dear Jews,

    Don’t be that guy and start defending people of war crimes just because they are Jewish. People are not probing them because they are Jewish, they are being probed because of their war crimes.

  • obsidianfoxxy7870@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Good, because we all know international bodies won’t do anything. I hope they are fully investigated and prosecuted. I hope if they commited war crimes they are fully punished.

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      No idea. It’s not like a particular country that Associates itself heavily with Judaism is doing anything that’s particularly egregious such as a genocide /s

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    To give Americans and International readers context, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have a division that functions like the FBI/Europol (investigating national-scale crimes and co-ordinating provincial resources), but they also serve as local and/or state police where there is not one specific to that province, county, district or city.

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    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 accountabilities

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    Is it too late for these scumbag governments to pretend they care? The genocide is almost finished; All they are doing is washing their hands. The credibility of the west is drowning in shit.

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      Shitting on the first investigation of its kind is really weird encouragement. But, you be you.

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        Do you realize that war crimes in gaza is an israeli government policies. Sanction israel as a state not just few settlers

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        3 days ago

        The first investigation in how many years of genocide? After how much support for Israel in money spent and protests silenced? After how many decades of apartheid regime?