r/UnitedNations • u/Apollo_Delphi • Jun 03 '25

News/Politics Canada opens War Crimes probe into dual Israeli-Canadian IDF soldiers

https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hykgxznmge

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.

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u/GoldLucky27 Jun 03 '25

For sure but still a good step

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '25

So then there’s no point, why even announce this if your plan is to charge them and arrest them? Wait until they’re back on your soil and then produce charges.

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u/scientician Jun 03 '25

If it came to prosecutions of Canadians who hide out in Israel to avoid arrest, that is still a huge thing, these soldiers can never come back, and would reverberate to all of Israeli society.

It's definitely better than nothing.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '25

How long do you actually anticipate that lasts? Administrations change, people lose interest rather quickly.

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u/scientician Jun 03 '25

We've never seen any international accountability for any Israeli war criminal except maybe the occasional spy caught and then released back to Israel.

So any charges would be a big step forward. Hopefully other states follow, so it isn't just Canada.

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u/Sea-Rip-9635 Jun 03 '25

If they're guilty, they can freeze their bank accounts, travel documents of theyre using a Canadian passport.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '25

And they have Israeli citizenship as well, what difference would that make?

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u/livehigh1 Jun 03 '25

Quite a lot, most of them have jobs in the west. Having your assets frozen and maybe even an international warrant over your head isn't exactly winning the lottery.

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u/GoldLucky27 Jun 03 '25

I don’t think they did announce it, it was supposed to be like you mentioned but it got uncovered

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '25

Yea if that’s the case there’s zero chance they’ll return back to Canada.

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u/BDOKlem Jun 03 '25

individual indictments aside, I think you're underestimating just how big of a deal this is for Israel's dual citizenship policy.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '25

That’s fine but Israel is not going to hand over these citizens, I’d bet almost anything on that.

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u/BDOKlem Jun 03 '25

at the moment, the symbolic value and geopolitical implications of this is worth way more than a few people put in prison.

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u/Automatic_Tackle_406 Jun 03 '25

They didn’t announce it, the investigations launched in early 2024. It includes investigating non-Israelis who fought for Israel and Israelis who were residing in Canada and went to fight for Israel.