Canada Probes Citizens Who Volunteered for IDF Post-October 7 over ‘War Crimes’Joel B. Pollak 4 Jun 2025
Canadian authorities are investigating Canadian citizens who served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the wake of the Hamas terror attack of October 7 for alleged “war crimes.”
The probe of IDF volunteers — known as “lone soldiers” in Israel — and reservists is the first of its kind, and has deepened a sense of vulnerability in the Canadian Jewish community, under siege from antisemitism.
The probe began under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, but was only revealed to the public earlier this week. New Prime Minister Mark Carney has reinforced and extended Trudeau’s anti-Israel policies and rhetoric.
Many Israelis around the world with dual citizenship who had performed their mandatory military service before moving or returning abroad were called up for duty after October 7; almost all reported for the war.
In addition, there were some Jews and supporters of Israel — a far smaller number — who volunteered for Israeli military service during the war. These are now targets of investigation by the Canadian police.
There are no specific allegations that any Canadian citizens did anything wrong; the blanket claim of “war crimes” is being used to justify the inquiry, which apparently will also probe Canadians who helped Hamas.
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