‘It is genocide,’ Bernie Sanders says about Gaza, becoming the first US senator to do so
Rep. Becca Balint, whose grandfather was murdered in the Holocaust, also used the term for the first time Wednesday
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Fast Forward Hundreds of scholars call on genocide scholars group to retract declaration of genocide in Gaza
The International Association of Genocide Scholars, meanwhile, stood its ground amid sharp criticism
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Opinion In the rush to vilify Israel, genocide scholars ignored the truth
This week, the International Association of Genocide Scholars passed a resolution stating Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
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Opinion As an Israeli political scientist, I resisted thinking this war was a genocide. Here’s what changed my mind.
Many genocides don't closely resemble the Holocaust — and many of us are too ignorant about that
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Opinion What critics miss when they accuse Israel of ‘scholasticide’ and ‘domicide’
Scholasticide is one of several new terms that has been used to describe Israel's actions in Gaza
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Fast Forward Israel commiting acts of genocide by intentionally depriving Gazans of water, says new Human Rights Watch report
One critic called the report ‘propaganda in the disguise of research’
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Opinion Why I resigned as chairman of Amnesty Israel
Israeli human rights groups can’t advocate for Palestinians without Palestinians.
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Opinion Amnesty International’s genocide report is profoundly flawed — and everyone who cares about Israel should read it
Amnesty's record on Israel warrants skepticism. But there's still much we can learn from the group
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