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SvennoJ on 21 July 2025
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Israeli-Canadian soldiers fear fallout from war crimes probe

The Times of Israel (ToI) is reporting that Israeli soldiers who hold Canadian citizenship are afraid of returning to Canada after the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) launched what it called a “structural investigation” into possible war crimes in the “Israel-Hamas conflict”.

Nati Hubberman, a dual citizen from the Canadian city of Toronto who carried out reserve duty on Israel’s northern borders, told the media outlet he was scared.

“A lot of us asked ourselves: Is it safe for me to fly to Canada? Will I be arrested at the border?” he said.

A leading Canadian Jewish organisation expressed concern over the RCMP’s inquiry, but has said the Canadian police have confirmed that a criminal investigation is not under way at present.

David Cooper, CIJA’s vice president, told ToI that the RCMP’s involvement began with “investigations into Canadians that were murdered by Hamas” and said his organisation has urged the Canadian government to maintain that focus.

The RCMP’s investigation comes as calls grow for accountability for Israeli atrocities in Gaza, which experts say amount to a “genocide”.

You're not welcome back here. Canada should revoke their dual citizenship, no renewal.


Two Israelis briefly detained by Belgium on suspicion of Gaza war crimes

Two Israeli citizens were briefly detained for questioning by Belgian police while on holiday and then released after rights group Hind Rajab Foundation told authorities they may be responsible for “grave international crimes, including war crimes and genocide” in Gaza.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry confirmed that it worked on the issue along with the Israeli military, but did not provide further details.

The federal prosecutor’s office said it had “asked the police to locate the two people named in the complaint and to interview them” as they attended the Tomorrowland festival in the country, but also did not elaborate further.