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Ruth's avatar

Here, the issue would be “what is a genocide”? Why no condemnation of Hamas’ platform of genocide against Jews?

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Neil A. Abrams's avatar

Genocide is defined in the 1948 UN Genocide Convention. As for your other question, only one side in this conflict (1) has the power to carry out its genocidal aims and (2) is currently doing so, and it’s not Hamas. That’s why I didn’t mention it.

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Neil A. Abrams's avatar

And I also stated—quite explicitly in the final section—that Hamas’s terrorist attack should be condemned.

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Ruth's avatar

Genocide requires intent. Hamas has it; Israel doesn’t.

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Neil A. Abrams's avatar

There are a whole lot of actual genocide experts, including Israeli ones, who disagree with you. They are hyperlinked in the text.

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