"His presence in Rome provides Italian authorities with an opportunity to uphold international law by issuing an arrest warrant and ensuring his prosecution," HRF said.
A joint online campaign spearheaded by the Israeli Diaspora Affairs Ministry and Bolsonaro led Brazilian authorities to announce they would not pursue the case.
The Brazilian court's decision to investigate a complaint against an Israeli reservist on vacation is a step up in the legal battle waged by pro-Palestinian organizations against Israelis abroad.
The discussion follows the Brazilian authorities' demand to investigate an IDF soldier for alleged war crimes. The classified session is scheduled for 11:00 a.m.
The HRF accused the Israeli soldier of "participating in massive demolitions of civilian homes in Gaza during a systematic campaign of destruction."
This marks the first time the US has criminally prosecuted high-ranking Syrian officials for human rights abuses during Syria’s 13-year civil war.
Eran Etzion told the BBC that IDF soldiers should refuse illegal orders if they suspect the orders will cause war crimes.
This was a significant update from May 27 when IDF Military Advocate General Yifat Tomer Yerushalmi publicly announced that she had opened around 70 criminal probes to date.
The IDF decided to launch missiles at the convoy after mistakenly believing it was being hijacked by Hamas fighters, who were, in fact, locally contracted security guards.
Israel needs urgently to move beyond its good PR information activities in Arabic to full psychological warfare.
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