✍️ By Malik Mukhtar | July 21, 2025
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Somewhere in Gaza, a mother cradles the bones of her child. Somewhere in Canada, a soldier fears being questioned. And somehow, the global conversation wants us to equate these two.
Let’s take a deep breath and unpack this tragic absurdity.
On one hand:
- Beit Lahia reduced to ash
- Jabalia cratered beyond recognition
- UN shelters bombed, hospitals starved of fuel
- Children’s names etched on the insides of body bags
- And over 37,000 Palestinians dead — more than half of them women and children
On the other hand:
- Nati and “N.” — Canadian-Israeli IDF soldiers who served in Gaza — are worried
Not about their conscience.
Not about the lives lost.
But about whether Canada might ask them a few legal questions.
“Being in Gaza Is Treated as Grounds for Suspicion”
That’s correct. As it should be.
When you serve in a military operation that systematically reduces homes, schools, and mosques into rubble — where starvation is used as a weapon and every square inch of Gaza is under lethal surveillance — you don’t just get to fly back home and post beach selfies in Tel Aviv.
You should be questioned. Investigated. Held to account.
And the fact that the RCMP’s investigation might look into Canadian citizens’ involvement in the largest civilian massacre of the 21st century has Canadian IDF soldiers in a panic.
Nati, a dual citizen, said: “A lot of us asked ourselves: Is it safe for me to fly to Canada? Will I be arrested at the border?”
Imagine that. Not fearing justice for what you've done — but fearing justice might begin to be considered.
“Nobody Cares”: Abandoned by Israel, Afraid of Canada
The irony cuts deep.
These soldiers — glorified as “lone heroes” while serving — are now discovering that Israel’s praise comes with an expiration date.
As The Times of Israel reports, “almost every day, Israel sings the praises of lone soldiers, but once they finish their service... they’re on their own.” One soldier admitted: “I contacted the Foreign Ministry. Others did too. But we received no response.”
Translation: thanks for the war crimes, good luck with the consequences.
Even the Israeli government seems unwilling to offer them real support. The IDF says it's not their job. The Foreign Ministry passes the buck. The Shin Bet and National Security Council sit silently while their “heroes” scramble for legal aid.
Congratulations. You served a state that weaponizes you, then disowns you.
The Canadian Jewish Lobby’s Deflection Strategy
Meanwhile, organizations like the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) are playing PR damage control. They claim the RCMP’s probe began with Hamas crimes and has been “misrepresented.”
Their fear? That international law might start applying evenly. That a soldier who fired tank shells into Gaza — even if holding a Canadian passport — might be seen not as a "defender" but as a perpetrator.
What terrifies them most is not guilt — but equality before the law.
“I Followed the Code of Conduct”
Which code was that?
- The one that redefined civilian targets as "military infrastructure"?
- The one that said bombing ambulances and was "self-defense"?
- The one that AI to automate kill lists of teenage boys and label their deaths as “collateral”?
If there’s a code of conduct, it’s one written in blood and impunity.
A Shifting World Order
The Times of Israel laments a “wider trend,” noting that at least 12 countries — from Brazil to Belgium — have opened war crimes probes into Israeli soldiers. One reservist even had to flee Brazil after a court ordered an investigation. Another escaped Cyprus in silence.
And yet, the Israeli state is stunned — stunned! — that the world is noticing.
Maybe that’s because the world watched Gaza burn in 4K.
No matter how much Israel dismisses these efforts as “political,” it’s clear: the myth of immunity is crumbling. The same laws that once only applied to dark-skinned leaders in the Global South are now inching toward Tel Aviv and its diaspora foot soldiers.
Final Thought: When the Guilty Cry Louder Than the Bereaved
Nati says: “What’s most upsetting is that they could be investigating me as if we’re the same as Hamas.”
No, Nati.
You had drones, tanks, F-35s, surveillance AI, and an army backed by the U.S. You bombed UN schools, refused aid trucks, and left newborns to die in incubators without power.
You’re not like Hamas.
You’re worse. Because the world expected more from you.
Because you claim to be civilized, lawful, Western.
And now, when law comes knocking — even gently — you call it betrayal?
No. The betrayal is what happened in Gaza.
To children who never saw another sunrise.
To parents who buried their kids with their bare hands.
To a people who had nowhere to run, no bomb shelter, and no army to speak for them.
You didn’t just bomb Gaza. You erased its breath, its bones, its babies — and now you’re afraid of a subpoena?
Cry if you must.
But don’t confuse legal scrutiny with injustice.
And don’t mistake the blood on your boots for the tears on your face.
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