Intention to prosecute Canadian officials for aiding and abetting Israel’s war crimes

The International Criminal Court (ICC)

**PETITION BELOW**

HOLDING CANADA ACCOUNTABLE FOR COMPLICITY WITH WAR CRIMES

The following petition will be shared with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in support of a notice of intention to seek prosecution of Canadian government officials for aiding and abetting war crimes in Gaza.

You can read the full notice here.

BACKGROUND

The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians Legal Working Group for Canadian Accountability (ICJP LWGCA) has issued a notice to the Government of Canada of its intention to prosecute Canadian officials for their role in aiding and abetting Israel’s war crimes.

The notice was issued on November 16 to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly, Minister of National Revenue Marie-Claude Bibeau and Minister of Justice (Attorney General) Arif Virani.

The notice included a stark warning that Canadian government officials could be individually liable and face charges before the ICC if there is evidence they have aided and abetted Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity (a violation of Article 25(3)(c) and (d) of the Rome Statute).

The initiative is supported by numerous leading domestic and international organisations.



To: The International Criminal Court (ICC)
From: [Your Name]

I support the notice provided to the Government of Canada of the intention to prosecute Canadian officials for their role in aiding and abetting Israel’s perpetration of war crimes in Gaza issued by the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians Legal Working Group for Canadian Accountability.

To date over 11,000 people in Gaza have been killed by Israel’s military. Israel’s alleged international crimes include the withholding of humanitarian aid and safe passage, indiscriminately bombing civilians, and ethnic cleansing through a campaign of forced displacement of 1.5 million people.

Despite this, the Canadian government has continued to pledge its steadfast support for Israel. It has also refused to halt arms exports, refused to take action to prevent the illegal recruitment of Canadian volunteers to assist Israel’s military, and refused to stop millions of dollars from being unlawfully sent by some Canadian organisations with charitable status to benefit Israel’s military.

The Canadian government must be held accountable for complicity in war crimes.