A joint online campaign spearheaded by the Israeli Diaspora Affairs Ministry and Bolsonaro led Brazilian authorities to announce they would not pursue the case.
This case raises the possibility of Israeli soldiers facing prosecution abroad. Israel denies international war crime accusations, asserting its operations in Gaza adhere to international law.View on
“A terrorist support organisation that kills, rapes, and kidnaps the elderly, women, children, and even babies, acting with political intent, has harmed the lives of thousands of Brazilians. Unfortunately, the Brazilian Judiciary did not halt this grave damage more swiftly.
The Israeli citizen fled Brazil after a criminal investigation was opened into his alleged "war crimes" in the Gaza Strip, which was requested by the Palestinian organization Hind Rajab Foundation (HRJ). Last week, the organization filed a lawsuit against another soldier who, according to them, is located in Argentina.
An Israeli soldier accused of committing war crimes in Gaza has fled Brazil where he was vacationing when the case was brought against him in the South American country.
Yuval Vagdani, IDF soldier who was wanted in Brazil for committing war crimes in Gaza, lands in Israel: 'I won't go back there, I hope you all learn from my mistakes.'
A Palestinian fund seeking 'criminal information' about soldiers who travel abroad petitioned a Brazil court • The young man, a survivor of the Nova party, managed to flee before being arrested
FILE - Palestinians mourn relatives killed in an Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Jan. 5, 2025. The case against an Israeli soldier in Brazil is raising the prospect that Israeli troops could face prosecution abroad.
There have been at least dozen complaints filed against Israeli troops for alleged war crimes when they were traveling, including in Sri Lanka,
Court orders probe following complaint submitted by Hind Rajab Foundation, which tracks Israeli servicemembers traveling abroad; Foreign Ministry decries 'anti-Israeli elements'
A former senior officer in Israel’s Judge Advocate General’s department told CNN last week that there was a growing number of attempts overseas to bring charges against Israelis who had served in