How the term “genocide” is misused in the Israel-Hamas war (www.economist.com)

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I used to like The Economist, but this is Nazis propaganda right on their page.

Israel, by contrast, does not meet the test of genocide. There is little evidence that Israel, like Hamas, “intends” to destroy an ethnic group—the Palestinians. Israel does want to destroy Hamas, a militant group, and is prepared to kill many civilians in doing so. While some Israeli extremists might want to eradicate the Palestinians, that is not a government policy.

This is not okay. This is Nazi logic. Nazi, fascist logic, from The Economist.

Even Nazi Germany did not make killing the official "intention" or government policy in my understanding. At least not always. It was announced as a safety guarantee, for example.

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[-] 0x815@feddit.de 5 points 11 months ago

@kick_out_the_jams

[...] Hamas is a genocidal organisation [...]

Who disputed the claim of Hamas being a genocidal organisation? They are. But this has nothing to do with the linked article and the fact that Israel is committing genocide on the Palestinian people as well.

Is this the international law in the 21st century? An eye for eye? (The answer is: no, it isn't, because an eye for an eye makes the world go blind.)

I'm wondering whether you and others here will be tired of this whataboutism.

[-] kick_out_the_jams@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It's a quote from the OP article.

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