Re:Microsoft Israel chief leaves amid ethical controversy
by hersko on Monday May 11, 2026 @03:54PM
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That is not at all what a genocide is.
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Re:Microsoft Israel chief leaves amid ethical controversy
by catlikesshrimp on Monday May 11, 2026 @04:40PM
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https://www.un.org/en/genocide-prevention/definition
"Importantly, the victims of genocide are deliberately targeted - not randomly – because of their real or perceived membership of one of the four groups protected under the Convention (which excludes political groups, for example). This means that the target of destruction must be the group, as such, and not its members as individuals"
In this case, the target includes Hamas members, but the target group is Palestinians. Israel recently passed a law to allow hanging of Palestinians when [conditions]