The Fund That Pursues IDF Soldiers Files Complaint Against Minister Silman in Italy

The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF), a pro-Palestinian organization known for pursuing legal action against IDF soldiers, has filed a criminal complaint in Italy against Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman, who is currently in the country. The complaint accuses Silman of incitement to genocide, based on statements she made over the past two years, including calls to empty Gaza and support for halting humanitarian aid.

The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF), a pro-Palestinian organization known for filing legal claims against IDF soldiers on suspicion of war crimes, has filed a criminal complaint with Italian law enforcement against Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman, who is currently in the country. The complaint accuses Silman of "direct and public incitement to commit genocide" against the Palestinian population in Gaza. The organization based the complaint on a series of statements by Silman from interviews, political rallies, and social media over the past two years, in which she called to "empty Gaza of Gazans," justified halting humanitarian aid, supported the "Generals' Plan," and stated that "there is no such thing as a Palestinian people." The foundation's CEO, Diab Abu Jahjah, argued that her status as a minister exacerbates the significance of her words, and the head of the litigation department emphasized that official status does not grant immunity. The foundation, established in Brussels in September 2024 and named after a Palestinian girl allegedly killed by the IDF, is a branch of the "March 30 Movement" led by two activists of Lebanese origin. The article characterizes the foundation's activities as "persecution" and presents the complaint as a hostile act.