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Re:Pro-Palestinian Protests Spread at US Universities by montgomery_r on Thursday April 25, 2024 @08:00AM (#40156394)
I will simply point out that there is no genocide, in fact or in law, and that to smear the Israelis for that is particularly nasty. And on the other hand, support for an immediate ceasefire ( the central demand of these denos) is indubitably a pro Hamas position, so my point was not a slur but a statement of fact.

But your point on HN etiquette is taken, and noted.

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Re:Pro-Palestinian Protests Spread at US Universities by Qem on Thursday April 25, 2024 @08:23AM (#40156626)
> will simply point out that there is no genocide, in fact or in law

The ICJ deemed the genocide accusation plausible. It's a well documented case. The report by Francesca Albanese does a great job of explaining it: https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies...

It was just reported the discovery of mass graves where IDF hid Palestinian bodies: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/23/un-rights-chie...

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Re:Pro-Palestinian Protests Spread at US Universities by montgomery_r on Thursday April 25, 2024 @08:44AM (#40156817)
Exactly so. A legal case is ongoing, not yet judged, so there is no genocide in law. And on your second point, it has already been widely debunked as Hamas propaganda; in any case, the evidence adduced would not constitute evidence of genocide. The rush to claim genocide is more indicative of the state of mind of the accusers than anything else.
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