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Canada briefly detains Israeli war criminal "comedian" until Israeli state intervenes to have him released (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 5 days ago by OrionsMask@hexbear.net to c/news@hexbear.net

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Guy Hochman, was detained upon arrival at Toronto Pearson international airport and only released after the intervention of the Israeli consulate, according to the Times of Israel.

Hochman called for the “mass killing and extermination” of Palestinians, advocated for the use of nuclear weapons against Gaza, celebrated civilian deaths, and called for the starvation, displacement and collective punishment of Palestinians, among other statements. He also called for the destruction of religious sites, including stating that “not a single mosque will remain in Gaza”.

He confirmed the detention in a social media post. “They tried to stop me from entering Canada, but after 6 hours of delay, I got in,” he wrote. “They tried to prevent me from performing in front of the Israeli community, I performed.

“And while they kept shouting ‘free Palestine’ to themselves in minus 10 degrees, we warmed up with laughter–400 Israelis inside. That’s what victory feels like.”

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[–] hellinkilla@hexbear.net 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I've seen speculating about this kind of thing before but as far as I have seen this is the first actual example of irsaelie war criminals facing hassle at borders?

[–] Gucci_Minh@hexbear.net 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Too bad they still caved though :(

[–] hellinkilla@hexbear.net 6 points 5 days ago

if it is the first or even one of the first such interceptions, that's not unexpected. It's a totally against the long-established norm. Probably this guy isn't the biggest war criminal of them all, he's not like Dr Mengala or something. There has to be a different standard set that these people will not flit about with total impunity but will face at least some scrutiny. To really make a fight out of it, it'll have to be a target where there is a bullet proof case across various jurisdictions where it could be challenged.

Even the inconvenience of several hours detention will be more consequences than has ever befallen any of these people. If you know any leftists or trans people you will know that it is very annoying and discouraging to face barriers when traveling like this.