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Dual Nationals Who Fought In Gaza Prosecuted For War Crimes

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Around 1,700 British Nationals fought in Gaza and the UK police are now accepting reports of war crimes committed in Gaza.

Ilias Bantekas, a professor of transnational law at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar, told Al Jazeera that “war crimes incur criminal liability under international law, irrespective of what the law of nationality says”.

Otherwise, Nazi Germans, whose law allowed and obliged them to commit atrocities, would incur no liability, Bantekas added. “Dual nationality is immaterial to criminal liability,” he said.

Thousands of Western nationals fought Israel’s war on Gaza: What to know | Explainer News | Al Jazeera

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    Its from Al-Jazeera . Quite likely to be either misleading or completely untrue , no need to even state that

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If you have a nationality of a country you stay loyal to that country and don't go out fighting wars in the country of your previous nationality. Doing such should lead to immediate revoking of the nationality got by naturalization. In fact the rule should be that anybody wanting a specific nationality would need to surrender his previous nationality. Dual nationality should not be accepted.

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Many countries are now investigating alleged war crimes by their citizens fighting in Gaza. We will see more of this in the news over time. They may have to stay in Israel to be safe and not travel anywhere with extradition agreements.

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The ICC will be issuing arrent warrants for lots of American, British even South African citizens if they receive reports of war crimes in Gaza.

Whilst America won't extradite them, they won't be able to travel anywhere safely.

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On 2/16/2026 at 7:55 AM, JBChiangRai said:

Around 1,700 British Nationals fought in Gaza and the UK police are now accepting reports of war crimes committed in Gaza.

Ilias Bantekas, a professor of transnational law at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar, told Al Jazeera that “war crimes incur criminal liability under international law, irrespective of what the law of nationality says”.

Otherwise, Nazi Germans, whose law allowed and obliged them to commit atrocities, would incur no liability, Bantekas added. “Dual nationality is immaterial to criminal liability,” he said.

Thousands of Western nationals fought Israel’s war on Gaza: What to know | Explainer News | Al Jazeera

Don't you think that headline is at best misleading? Have any dual nationals yet been prosecuted?

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Prosecution is challenging. ICC and their local countries are in the evidence gathering phase.

Activist groups and human rights organizations (e.g., Hind Rajab Foundation, March 30 Movement, and coalitions like Global 195) have filed complaints, dossiers, or private prosecutions in various countries (including France, UK, Belgium, Spain, Ireland, South Africa, Brazil, and others). These target over 1,000 alleged dual-national IDF soldiers, accusing them of war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide based on social media evidence, videos, or involvement in operations.

12 hours ago, Alan Zweibel said:

Don't you think that headline is at best misleading? Have any dual nationals yet been prosecuted?

Its from Al-Jazeera .

Quite likely to be either misleading or completely untrue , no need to even state that

8 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

Its from Al-Jazeera .

Quite likely to be either misleading or completely untrue , no need to even state that

The Al Jazeera headline does not mention prosecution. I'm not sure why you are misrepresenting it.

Artle link:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/15/thousands-of-western-nationals-fought-israels-war-on-gaza-what-to-know

It is a fact that many Israelis hold more than one passport. There is nothing controversial about that statement. Israeli citizenship is based on faith as well as residence. Any Jewish person is entitled to Israeli citizenship. It is a statement of fact that many members of the IDF are dual nationals, and that many members of the IDF fought in Gaza.

Further to your egregious misrepresentation, the article states:

Nationals with dual or multiple citizenships have not yet been arrested for committing war crimes in Gaza. But rights groups, including lawyers, are trying to get them prosecuted.

In the UK last April, the Gaza-based Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) and the UK-based Public Interest Law Centre (PILC) filed a 240-page report to the Metropolitan Police.

Accusations against the 10 British individuals, whose names have not been publicly disclosed, include murder, forcible transfer of people, and attacks on humanitarian personnel, between October 2023 and May 2024.

You allege the article is completely untrue or misleading.

With some simple searches, we can find an article describing PILC submitting the report to the Metropolitan Police.

https://www.pilc.org.uk/blog/pilc-submit-report-to-war-crimes-team/

Your charge that the article is "completely untrue" is a falsehood, a fabrication. Its not clear why you are so intent to deceive.

The report includes a summary of the more detailed dossier that is now with the police. Whether the police investigate further is another matter. If they investigate, they will compile evidence, eg, whether the 10 individuals are indeed British citizens (checking of records), to eliminate the possibility of misidentification, and investigating the alleged crimes. A report is then sent to the Crown Prosecution Service, who decides whether or not to prosecute.

The first question is whether the men are British nationals. The applicable law is the International Criminal Court Act 2001. All British nationals, including dual nationals, can be prosecuted. Crucially there is no primary citizenship defence, or what passport you held at the time of the offence, or whether you were acting under another state;s authority. So that would mean someone born in the UK, but who moves to Israel as a child, is naturalised, and then serves in the IDF, could be held liable for what UK law defines as war crimes, even if they have never exercised their British citizenship as an adult.

So, on the face of it, the men could be prosecuted. However the CPS will also consider the prospects of a successful prosecution. Its not certain what evidence is presented in a 240 page report on 10 men. Probably not that much; it likely contains distressing accounts from witnesses. Trials of soldiers in Northern Ireland show that the evidential threshold is high. Even in the cae of Cpl Clegg, where the prosecution was based on recent witness accounts, and forensic evidence, the prosecution proved controversial, and eventually his conviction was over turned.

I expect the police will conclude that its difficult for them to visit the territory, speak to witnesses, examine alleged crime scenes. Its possible that if any of the men step foot in the UK, they may be arrsted, and questioned under caution, and either released on bail or released on investigation (bail means they must return to the police station on a set date, released on investigation generally means they will eventually get a letter informing them if further action is to be carried our not). Likely the latter, and a file will be opened, and remain open on the off chance evidence may emerge as the situation normalises. War Crime investigations can take decades, eg Eichmann, Bosnian-Serb war criminals like Mladic.

In other countries, there appears to be more advanced investigation. But Continental laws are very different to English Common Law, so you probably shouldn't read too much into that.

I find nothing in the article to be misreading or untrue.

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From Al Jazeera's article

Prosecuting foreign nationals has been “pretty much the norm”,

We are at the very beginning of this process.

54 minutes ago, Roadsternut said:

The Al Jazeera headline does not mention prosecution. I'm not sure why you are misrepresenting it.

Artle link:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/15/thousands-of-western-nationals-fought-israels-war-on-gaza-what-to-know

It is a fact that many Israelis hold more than one passport. There is nothing controversial about that statement. Israeli citizenship is based on faith as well as residence. Any Jewish person is entitled to Israeli citizenship. It is a statement of fact that many members of the IDF are dual nationals, and that many members of the IDF fought in Gaza.

Further to your egregious misrepresentation, the article states:

You allege the article is completely untrue or misleading.

With some simple searches, we can find an article describing PILC submitting the report to the Metropolitan Police.

https://www.pilc.org.uk/blog/pilc-submit-report-to-war-crimes-team/

Your charge that the article is "completely untrue" is a falsehood, a fabrication. Its not clear why you are so intent to deceive.

The report includes a summary of the more detailed dossier that is now with the police. Whether the police investigate further is another matter. If they investigate, they will compile evidence, eg, whether the 10 individuals are indeed British citizens (checking of records), to eliminate the possibility of misidentification, and investigating the alleged crimes. A report is then sent to the Crown Prosecution Service, who decides whether or not to prosecute.

The first question is whether the men are British nationals. The applicable law is the International Criminal Court Act 2001. All British nationals, including dual nationals, can be prosecuted. Crucially there is no primary citizenship defence, or what passport you held at the time of the offence, or whether you were acting under another state;s authority. So that would mean someone born in the UK, but who moves to Israel as a child, is naturalised, and then serves in the IDF, could be held liable for what UK law defines as war crimes, even if they have never exercised their British citizenship as an adult.

So, on the face of it, the men could be prosecuted. However the CPS will also consider the prospects of a successful prosecution. Its not certain what evidence is presented in a 240 page report on 10 men. Probably not that much; it likely contains distressing accounts from witnesses. Trials of soldiers in Northern Ireland show that the evidential threshold is high. Even in the cae of Cpl Clegg, where the prosecution was based on recent witness accounts, and forensic evidence, the prosecution proved controversial, and eventually his conviction was over turned.

I expect the police will conclude that its difficult for them to visit the territory, speak to witnesses, examine alleged crime scenes. Its possible that if any of the men step foot in the UK, they may be arrsted, and questioned under caution, and either released on bail or released on investigation (bail means they must return to the police station on a set date, released on investigation generally means they will eventually get a letter informing them if further action is to be carried our not). Likely the latter, and a file will be opened, and remain open on the off chance evidence may emerge as the situation normalises. War Crime investigations can take decades, eg Eichmann, Bosnian-Serb war criminals like Mladic.

In other countries, there appears to be more advanced investigation. But Continental laws are very different to English Common Law, so you probably shouldn't read too much into that.

I find nothing in the article to be misreading or untrue.

Who was it who wrote the misleading thread headline ?

Dual Nationals Who Fought In Gaza Prosecuted For War Crimes

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3 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

Who was it who wrote the misleading thread headline ?

Dual Nationals Who Fought In Gaza Prosecuted For War Crimes

Not misleading at all, read the article. There are some prosecutions running already. You're a UK/Israeli Dual National, you can be sure there are organizations already researching social media et al for evidence of war crimes. The UK will not hesitate to prosecute its citizens for doing that.

If not in the country, Interpol red notices will, I'm sure, be issued.

5 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

Not misleading at all, read the article. There are some prosecutions running already.

The artivcle doesn't say that .

The headling is false and misleading ,

What the article sys is

"Nationals with dual or multiple citizenships have not yet been arrested for committing war crimes in Gaza. But rights groups, including lawyers, are trying to get them prosecuted.

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32 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

The artivcle doesn't say that .

The headling is false and misleading ,

What the article sys is

"Nationals with dual or multiple citizenships have not yet been arrested for committing war crimes in Gaza. But rights groups, including lawyers, are trying to get them prosecuted.

From the article:

In September last year, a case was filed in Germany against a 25-year-old soldier, born and raised in Munich, for participating in the killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza

Also, there are private prosecutions too.

3 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

From the article:

In September last year, a case was filed in Germany against a 25-year-old soldier, born and raised in Munich, for participating in the killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza

You chopped off the last bit ;

A case was filled by Gretas mob (activists)

They weren't actually prosecuted by their governments .

It was an attempted private prosecution

"In September last year, a case was filed in Germany against a 25-year-old soldier, born and raised in Munich, for participating in the killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, by PCHR, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), Al-Haq, and the Al Mezan Center for Human Rights."

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If you read the article, you will understand we're at the beginning of this process. There are already 10 UK citizens under investigation.

3 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

It was an attempted private prosecution

Show us why it was "attempted" ? The article didn't use the word attempted, so what's your source?

1 minute ago, JBChiangRai said:

If you read the article, you will understand we're at the beginning of this process. There are already 10 UK citizens under investigation.

But you claimed in the headline that they are being prosecuted .

As an ex magistrte , you should know the difference between being investigated and being prosected

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3 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

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As an ex magistrte , you should know the difference between being investigated and being prosected

What’s a magistrte and how do you prosect one?

1 hour ago, JBChiangRai said:

What’s a magistrte and how do you prosect one?

"Magistrates (or Justices of the Peace) are trained, unpaid community volunteers who act as part-time judges in Magistrates' or Family Courts, handling the majority of criminal and civil cases. Sitting in benches of three, they hear evidence, make, and pass sentences on cases like minor theft and motoring offences"

You previously claimed to have been one

9 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

Congratulations on getting your spelling right this time.

You couldn't work it out for yourself ?

You previously posted

"I used to be a magistrate"

I subsequently posted

"As an ex magistrte"

And you were flummoxed by my post ,

You couldn't work out what I meant ?

Even a simpleton could work that out

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One of us has a sense of humour,

One of us doesn’t

The one that doesn’t has a problem with spelling.

Are you ready to give a date to meet up yet?

4 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

One of us has a sense of humour,

One of us doesn’t

The one that doesn’t has a problem with spelling.

Are you ready to give a date to meet up yet?

You think that its funny to point out when people miss an "a" out of a word .

Thats your "joke".

You then pretend not to understand it

You are right, we don't share the same sense of humour .

You have a nasty habit of posting other peoples (made up) personal info on forums, so, I would prefer not to meet you in real life .

You cannot be trusted to keep things private

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4 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

You think that its funny to point out when people miss an "a" out of a word .

Thats your "joke".

You then pretend not to understand it

You are right, we don't share the same sense of humour .

You have a nasty habit of posting other peoples (made up) personal info on forums, so, I would prefer not to meet you in real life .

You cannot be trusted to keep things private

Then you have lost your wager. You owe ฿50,000.

3 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

Then you have lost your wager. You owe ฿50,000.

If you set the wager up . then I will meet up .

The money goes to a destination of my choice

You agree to that ?

(PM me with your reply , take it off line)

51 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

Agreed

You now agree ?

You previously didn't .

Right , I will set a Go Fund me page up .

We both put 50 000 Baht into it and when we meet up, the 100 000 Baht is mine to do as I see fit .

Lets see whether you are all mouth or not .

Youve already agreed to it .

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I have been perfectly clear about giving you anything before the wager.

Do you want me to post the private message we had before you posted this.

I agree to the wager, I don’t agree to any extra terms or conditions you are unilaterally trying to subsequently apply.

We have a wager already. PERIOD.

1 hour ago, Nick Carter icp said:

If you set the wager up . then I will meet up .

The money goes to a destination of my choice

You agree to that ?

(PM me with your reply , take it off line)

That is what you agreed to .

1 hour ago, Nick Carter icp said:

The money goes to a destination of my choice

You agree to that ?

Are you now backing out of that agreement you made ?

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No, I stand by that.

But don’t forget, you fail to make the meeting, you’re going to pony up that charitable donation and I’ll be verifying you make it.

lol..so many "armchair lawyers" are commenting on this thread. I don't believe the media and the politicians would allow jews to be prosecuted for the genocide in Gaza.

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