Israel is not committing genocide — but Hamas is
thehill.com
As 2023 drew to a close last week, South Africa decided to file a claim at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, preposterously accusing Israel of carrying out genocide in Gaza.

It is important to underscore that the commission of genocide has nothing to do with the number of civilian casualties; the key element of the crime is the need to possess relevant “intent.” Whatever criticism one may have of Israeli policies or Israel Defense Forces (IDF) actions in Gaza, Israel is not seeking to destroy the Palestinian people, whether in whole, in part, or in any manner.

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  • Rom [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    8 months ago

    the key element of the crime is the need to possess relevant “intent.”

    Israel says they’re not doing a genocide so that means it’s not a genocide. Also Hamas is totally doing a genocide even though they never claimed they were, just look at their actions smuglord