Re:Israel committing genocide in Gaza, scholars group says
by peterashford on Wednesday September 03, 2025 @03:09AM
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Palestinians on the West bank have been targeted. And clearly because of their identity.
And, yes, I will absolutely give you that Israel had a right to respond to October 7. But they have gone beyond all proportionality and that's why people have gone from talking about this as a just war, to talking about it being a genocide.
When all the leading scholars of Genocide call it a Genocide, when the UN declares it's a Genocide, it's a Genocide.
And BTW, GAZA did not declare war on Israel. Hamas committed a terrorist act against Israel but Israel's response kills all Gazans indiscriminately. Which is collective punishment, also a war crime.
And, yes, I will absolutely give you that Israel had a right to respond to October 7. But they have gone beyond all proportionality and that's why people have gone from talking about this as a just war, to talking about it being a genocide.
When all the leading scholars of Genocide call it a Genocide, when the UN declares it's a Genocide, it's a Genocide.
And BTW, GAZA did not declare war on Israel. Hamas committed a terrorist act against Israel but Israel's response kills all Gazans indiscriminately. Which is collective punishment, also a war crime.