"Investigating war crimes is not a political attack. Saying so is weaponizing fear to shield individuals complicit in genocide from accountability and to delegitimize any effort to pursue justice for Palestinians—undermining the fight against real antisemitism."
June 11, 2025
To the Suburban editorial team,
I am writing on behalf of Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (www.cjpme.org) to express concern regarding your June 11 article, “RCMP denies targeting IDF soldiers; others unconvinced,” which misleadingly frames a legally mandated war crimes investigation as an attack on Israeli-Canadians.
The voluntary participation of Canadian nationals in the Israeli occupation forces raises serious concerns under international law. Some have participated in acts amounting to war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. Canada is legally obligated—under both domestic and international law—to investigate these crimes wherever they occur, regardless of the nationality or political identity of the alleged perpetrators.
This context is glaringly absent from your reporting.
Second, by focusing solely on the perceived “fear” of the investigation—rather than on Palestinian victims or the legal basis for the probe—you attempt to shut down the conversation and deflect from the real issue: why the investigation was launched in the first place.
Investigating war crimes is not a political attack. Saying so is weaponizing fear to shield individuals complicit in genocide from accountability and to delegitimize any effort to pursue justice for Palestinians—undermining the fight against real antisemitism.
Lynn Naji
Media analyst at Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East