Genocide

Rabbi Marvin Hier joined several rabbinic leaders in arguing that using the “Lemkin” name to accuse Israel of genocide misrepresents the history and moral intent behind Lemkin’s work.

Professor Marianne Hirsch also argued the Holocaust must be taught alongside Gaza and the "Nakba," warning against “exceptionalism” in Holocaust memory.

Thieren said he was shocked that the roles of perpetrator and victim were assigned from the outset of the war.

"One of the ways in which the Gaza genocide is worse than... even the Holocaust – is that you didn’t have... Nazis mocking the genocide after it was over," Hasan wrote.

I’m even more ashamed of those American Jews swallowing these antisemitic “war crimes” libels, betraying themselves, not just their people.

Hamas collecting hostage bodies • Detained flotilla participant accused of biting prison medical staff • Israeli, Diaspora communities commemorate Oct. 7 Massacre anniversary.

While Jews blame Hamas for the war, many have also waned in their support of PM Benjamin Netanyahu's war tactics, a Washington Post poll found.

MIDDLE EASTERN AFFAIRS: Syrian Druze first faced a genocide and now a state-manufactured famine, community activists tell the ‘Post.’

The Labour Party also called for an end to arms sales to Israel, comprehensive sanctions, a ban on trade with internationally-deemed illegal settlements, and full access to humanitarian aid.

Formal complaint in Pennsylvania says the group misleads the public and distorts Raphael Lemkin’s legacy, while repeatedly accusing Israel of “genocide.”