The Hind Rajab Foundation filed a criminal complaint against an Israeli reservist and rapper before the Supreme Public Prosecutor’s Office in Prague, the organization said Friday.
The Israeli defendant performed in Prague on Thursday.
HRF accused the defendant of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and acts of genocide while serving in Gaza during the war.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of HRF by JUDr. Jan Täubel, LL.M., attorney-at-law at TAUBEL LEGAL in Prague.
HRF also took issue with a song by the defendant, which the organization argued weaponizes music to normalize atrocities.
HRF urged Czech authorities to act as well, by opening criminal proceedings, seizing the Israeli’s electronic devices, imposing a travel ban or detaining him, and by investigating possible incitement and approval of war crimes during his performances in Prague.
On Tuesday, HRF filed a complaint to Cypriot authorities demanding the arrest of another IDF soldier for his “direct involvement in acts of torture, war crimes, and genocide committed during Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.”
What is the Hind Rajab Foundation?
The HRF is based in Belgium, and has been targeting IDF soldiers with doxxing and leagan campaigns, generally basing its allegations on footage published by the soldiers on their social media accounts.
According to its website, it “focuses on offensive legal action against perpetrators, accomplices, and inciters of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Palestine.” It also claims to prioritize “awareness campaigns to challenge Israeli impunity.”
According to NGO Monitor, the foundation, named after Hind Rajab, a six-year-old girl killed in Gaza City in January of last year, was formed last September.
It is a branch of the March 30 Movement, according to its website, which is a larger anti-Israel organization, which is committed to the recognition of “genocide in Gaza.”