I’m a genocide scholar. I know it when I see it.
Genocide is the only term that fits
'You must remember what Amalek has done to you', says our Holy Bible. And we do remember.
(Biblical reference: attack the Amalekites and totally destroy all that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants...
What is happening in Gaza is a genocide because Gaza does not exist anymore
Within a year we will eliminate them all
We Jews who survived all this pain, killings, humiliation and destruction are against the use of the memory of the Holocaust by the Government of Israel as cover and justification for the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank
No electricity, no crossings, no water, no fuel and no goods, complete disconnection
Although what is happening in Gaza is not Auschwitz, it is of the same family - a crime of genocide
All the civilian population in [G]aza is ordered to leave immediately. We will win. They will not receive a drop of water or a single battery until they leave the world.
An unprecedented humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Gaza. MSF is clear: We are witnessing Israel commit genocide
We are now rolling out the Nakba 2023.
The only arrangement that needs to be made with Gaza is to stop all transfers of humanitarian aid, equipment, fuel, electricity and water.
The pattern of conduct by Israeli forces may amount to genocide under international law.
We are fighting human animals and we are acting accordingly.
We are gravely concerned that Israel’s actions in Gaza amount to genocide
Gaza must be burned … There are no innocents there.
Eliminate all adult men in Gaza … erase the Gaza Strip from the face of the earth.
Amnesty International’s research has found sufficient basis to conclude that Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip
“We should not negotiate with those who kill our soldiers. They should be crushed to pieces, starved to death, and not resuscitated with humanitarian aid that gives them oxygen,”
A strong case that Israel's response constitutes the crime of genocide
No Arab will remain in Gaza
The Lemkin Institute believes that Israel’s retaliation against Palestinians amounts not only to war crimes and crimes against humanity, but also to genocide
As Hitler said 'I can't live if one Jew is left,' we can't live here if one 'Islamo‑Nazi' remains in Gaza
Every child in Gaza is the enemy. We need to occupy Gaza and settle it, and not a single Gazan child will be left there.
Both Hamas and Israel have committed war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide
We are dismantling Gaza, leaving it in ruins with unprecedented destruction, and the world still hasn’t stopped us
We conquer, cleanse, and stay... On the way, we annihilate everything that still remains.….We're breaking Gaza apart, leaving it as a pile of rubble, total unprecedented destruction.
The question of whether there is or is not genocide is secondary to the question of whether Israel and other states that are party to the Genocide Convention are fulfilling their obligations to prevent genocide. They are not doing so.
Using nuclear weapons was 'one way' … they can go to Ireland or deserts … there are no uninvolved civilians in Gaza.
The government is racing ahead for Gaza to be wiped out. Thank God, we are wiping out this evil. We are pushing this population that has been educated on 'Mein Kampf'
I've written about why I've changed my position from initially rejecting the genocide charge against Israel to now concluding that the Israeli government is guilty of committing the crime of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza
Gaza should be wiped out
Can I name someone whose work I respect who doesn't consider it genocide? No.
All of Gaza and every child in Gaza should starve to death
For many years, I refused to use that term: genocide. But now, after the images I have seen and after talking to people who were there, I can’t help using it
Allow soldiers to kill civilians if that's what's needed for the safety of Israel and, if necessary, destroy Gaza entirely.
You should call a child by his name - giving an order to shoot at hungry children and parents who are looking for a piece of bread is a crime. That's genocide, and this is what we are doing there
The fire (fire!) in Gaza will not be extinguished... The fire (fire!) will consume Gaza... The smoke will darken Khan Yunis. Europe demands: 'Stop', it's a sign that we should continue
An examination of Israel’s policy in the Gaza Strip and its horrific outcomes ... leads to the unequivocal conclusion that Israel is taking coordinated, deliberate action to destroy Palestinian society in the Gaza Strip. In other words: Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip
It's quite clear that there is a genocide in Palestine, it can't be disputed
Until now, I have tried to deflect and defend when challenged to call this genocide. I have, however, been persuaded rationally by legal and scholarly arguments that international courts will one day find that Israel has broken the international genocide convention.
This report documents the Israeli assault for what it is: a deliberate, cumulative, and ongoing dismantling of Gaza’s healthcare system - and of the population’s ability to survive. Its meaning: genocide
There are certainly still scientists who say it is not genocide. But I don’t know them
The continued destruction of Gaza made the turn from harsh criticism of the crimes Israel is committing in Gaza and warnings that we are getting close to that place, to the perception that the cumulative effect of what Israel is doing in Gaza is genocide in every sense
It is without a doubt that we are witnessing a genocide now in Gaza, and state parties to the Convention are failing in their obligation to prevent and punish it
The enormous amount of evidence I have seen… has been enough for me to believe that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian population in Gaza