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7/21/2025, 11:36:57 AM
>Another Canadian IDF reservist on the list, who preferred to be referred to as N. because he feared legal consequences, decided not to take the chance.
>Born in Calgary, Alberta, N. has spent nearly 300 days on reserve duty, mostly in Gaza, since the Hamas-led invasion of Israel on October 7, 2023. Now, he and Hubberman are part of a cohort of Canadian-Israeli soldiers grappling with the fallout of Ottawa’s unprecedented probe. The investigation has alarmed and confused them, along with other Canadian Jews, at a time of rising antisemitism and tense relations between Ottawa and Jerusalem.
>“I was supposed to go to Canada last week,” N. told The Times of Israel in July. “But after the investigation was announced, I felt afraid to go home.”
>The RCMP issued its sole statement on the matter on June 4, saying that it is conducting a “structural investigation” — an intelligence-gathering effort linked to Canada’s Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act.
>The agency said the probe began in early 2024 and is not a criminal investigation. As of the publication of the statement, no charges had been filed. The force added that the investigation is “solely focused on collecting relevant information and does not target any community or group.”
>But the statement said the force had a “mandate under Canadian law, to assess credible allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity” — and did not rule out future prosecution.
>“Should a perpetrator of core international crimes — such as genocide, war crimes, or crimes against humanity — with the appropriate nexus to Canada be identified,” the statement read, “the RCMP will initiate a separate criminal investigation.”
>Born in Calgary, Alberta, N. has spent nearly 300 days on reserve duty, mostly in Gaza, since the Hamas-led invasion of Israel on October 7, 2023. Now, he and Hubberman are part of a cohort of Canadian-Israeli soldiers grappling with the fallout of Ottawa’s unprecedented probe. The investigation has alarmed and confused them, along with other Canadian Jews, at a time of rising antisemitism and tense relations between Ottawa and Jerusalem.
>“I was supposed to go to Canada last week,” N. told The Times of Israel in July. “But after the investigation was announced, I felt afraid to go home.”
>The RCMP issued its sole statement on the matter on June 4, saying that it is conducting a “structural investigation” — an intelligence-gathering effort linked to Canada’s Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act.
>The agency said the probe began in early 2024 and is not a criminal investigation. As of the publication of the statement, no charges had been filed. The force added that the investigation is “solely focused on collecting relevant information and does not target any community or group.”
>But the statement said the force had a “mandate under Canadian law, to assess credible allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity” — and did not rule out future prosecution.
>“Should a perpetrator of core international crimes — such as genocide, war crimes, or crimes against humanity — with the appropriate nexus to Canada be identified,” the statement read, “the RCMP will initiate a separate criminal investigation.”
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