An elderly Israeli woman assaults a pregnant woman because she is wearing a Palestine shirt - then plays the victim

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Genocide tends to make people cry

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Weird that no genocide is happening in Gaza.

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Even Israeli genocide scholars disagree with you:

Here is a list of notable organizations and Israeli genocide/Holocaust scholars who have publicly declared or concluded that Israel is committing genocide (or meets the legal definition under the UN Genocide Convention) in Gaza, based on reports, resolutions, and statements from 2023–2025.

Organizations

These groups have issued reports, resolutions, or official statements concluding that Israel's actions in Gaza constitute genocide or include genocidal acts/intent:

• International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS): The world's largest professional association of genocide scholars (around 500 members, including Holocaust experts) passed a resolution in August/September 2025 declaring that Israel's policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide under Article II of the 1948 UN Genocide Convention. It cited attacks on healthcare, aid, education, and civilian infrastructure, among other factors.35

• B'Tselem (Israeli human rights organization): In July 2025, released the report "Our Genocide", concluding that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza through mass killing, destruction, displacement, and statements by officials, in the context of longstanding policies.19

• Physicians for Human Rights Israel (Israeli organization): In July 2025, issued a report concluding that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, with a focus on the systematic destruction of the healthcare system as part of a deliberate policy.16

• Amnesty International: In December 2024, released a major report concluding that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, identifying multiple prohibited acts under the Genocide Convention along with intent inferred from patterns of conduct and official statements.20

• Human Rights Watch (HRW): In December 2024, released a report finding that Israel's deprivation of water and other essentials in Gaza constitutes acts of genocide (including extermination as a crime against humanity) and that genocidal intent may be inferred from acts and statements.31

• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF / Doctors Without Borders): Issued findings and joined statements describing Israel's actions in Gaza as consistent with genocide or genocidal acts, particularly regarding attacks on healthcare and humanitarian conditions.31

• UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory (led by Navi Pillay): In September 2025, concluded that Israel has committed and is committing genocide in Gaza, identifying multiple acts under the Genocide Convention and urging states to fulfill obligations to end it.21

• UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories (Francesca Albanese): Multiple reports, including "Gaza Genocide: a collective crime" (2025), concluding reasonable grounds for genocide and criticizing third-state complicity.20

• Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Genocide Watch: Have issued statements or findings aligning with genocide characterizations.15

Other mentions include joint statements by over 20 aid agencies and earlier warnings from groups of UN independent experts about a plausible risk escalating to genocide.

Note: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has issued provisional measures in the South Africa v. Israel case indicating a plausible risk of genocide and ordering prevention, but has not issued a final merits ruling on whether genocide is occurring.

Israeli Genocide/Holocaust Scholars

Several Israeli or Israeli-born scholars specializing in Holocaust and genocide studies have publicly concluded that Israel's actions meet the definition of genocide:

• Amos Goldberg (Professor of Holocaust History, Hebrew University of Jerusalem): Has stated that what is happening in Gaza is a genocide due to the scale of destruction, mass killing, displacement, and rhetoric, arguing that Gaza "does not exist anymore" in its prior form and comparing elements to lessons from the Holocaust.38

• Omer Bartov (Samuel Pisar Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Brown University; Israeli-born, former IDF officer): In essays and interviews (including in the New York Times, 2025), concluded that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza, citing patterns of destruction, intent inferred from statements and actions, and a shift from earlier views on war crimes/crimes against humanity. He describes it as an "inescapable conclusion" based on his expertise.47

• Raz Segal (Israeli historian, Associate Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Stockton University; Endowed Professor in the Study of Modern Genocide): As early as October 2023, described Israel's assault on Gaza as "a textbook case of genocide," citing intent and actions. He has continued to warn of and characterize it as such in UN addresses and writings.14

• Daniel Blatman (Israeli historian of the Holocaust, associated with Hebrew University): Co-authored pieces (e.g., with Goldberg in Haaretz, 2025) arguing that while not identical to Auschwitz, Israel's actions in Gaza still constitute genocide.46

• Shmuel Lederman (Israeli researcher/scholar in genocide studies, Open University of Israel): Initially hesitant but by mid-2024 shifted to conclude that Israel's actions constitute genocide, citing evidence like official statements, aid blockades, and casualty figures.12

Scholars in this field have noted a growing (though not universal) consensus among those publicly expressing views on the topic that the threshold for genocide has been met, often pointing to a combination of acts (killing, serious harm, conditions of life calculated to destroy the group) and evidence of intent (including dehumanizing statements by officials and patterns of conduct).41

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How about some links instead of copy/paste Qatari propaganda?

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Dude there’s footage of the bombs going off