Genocide

Berlinale head Tricia Tuttle defends jury for refusing to condemn Israel for ‘genocide’

The issue surfaced following the opening press conference, where the International Jury president, director Wim Wenders, said that filmmakers should stay out of politics.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
Tricia Tuttle, director of the Berlinale.
People take part in the National March for Palestine - hands off Gaza, a pro-Palestinian protest calling for the government to "end the genocide and stop arming Israel", in London, Britain, January 31, 2026.

Don't let the lie stand: Denounce the Israeli genocide claim, no matter who raises it - editorial

Labeling Israel’s war in Gaza as genocide is not criticism but a modern blood libel, one that distorts October 7, fuels antisemitism worldwide, and must be confronted head-on.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL
A sign is seen above a branch of Oxfam, in London, Britain February 12, 2018.

Ex-Oxfam UK CEO sues charity, says it disproportionately focused on Gaza, pushed 'genocide' label

Former Oxfam UK CEO Halima Begum is taking the charity to an employment tribunal, alleging antisemitism, racism, and pressure to label the Gaza war a genocide without evidence.

|BySAM HALPERN
Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi following a speech in Washington, January 16, 2026; illustrative.

Iran's Reza Pahlavi: Trump needs to act, end IRGC's genocide on Iranians

"This is a genocide in the making," and Iranian protesters need help to neutralize elements the regime has used to brutalize its own citizenry, Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi told Hugh Hewitt.

|ByJAMES GENN

Israel is not guilty of genocide in Gaza - opinion

Tens of thousands of Gazans have died in Israel's retaliatory war against Hamas, but the war was launched in response to Hamas's October 7 attack.

JULY 22, 2025BySHERWIN POMERANTZ
AN IDF vehicle crosses the border back into Israel from Gaza last week. The war was not preplanned by Israel, nor was there ever any ‘intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial, or religious group,’ the writer notes.

Jewish man slapped on Dublin bus, accused of being a ‘genocidal Jew’

An Garda Síochána told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday that the man was arrested and released without charge.

JULY 20, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
PROTESTERS CALL on the Irish government to impose sanctions on Israel, in Dublin, last month. Over the years, Ireland has taken a more anti-Israel position than most European or Western nations, states the writer.

Slovenia to ban Smotrich, Ben-Gvir for 'genocidal statements' against Palestinians

Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon announced Slovenia will become the first European Union member state to ban the two ministers from entering the country.

JULY 17, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
(L-R) Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir

Pretending to ‘grapple with genocide’: The anti-Israel fad in Western academia - opinion

The discussion focused largely on transcending the need to ascertain whether certain violent acts fit the “narrow and highly technical realm of criminal law” and the legal definition of genocide.

JULY 6, 2025ByJOACHIM SCIAMMA, RACHEL L. SUGGS
A pro-Palestinian protester holds a banner in front of a Starbucks coffeehouse during a demonstration in Barcelona, in June 2025.

Knesset sanctions two MKs for accusing IDF of war crimes

The most severe sanction was issued against Hadash-Ta’al chairman MK Ayman Odeh, who is already facing impeachment in a separate procedure.

JUNE 23, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
The Knesset

Why does the world think Israel is the aggressor? - opinion

Nowhere has the process of moral inversion become clearer than in the fight Israel has been leading against Islamic terror.

JUNE 23, 2025ByIRWIN J. (YITZCHAK) MANSDORF
A SIGN on a lawn in Dearborn, Michigan, reads: ‘End the genocide in Gaza.’

‘I’ve called it a genocide,’ comedian, podcaster Theo Von talks Israel, Gaza with JD Vance

Vance said he didn't believe Israel was “purposely trying to go in and murder every Palestinian," on Theo Von's podcast.

JUNE 11, 2025ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Podcaster Theo Von hosted Vice President JD Vance on his show on June 7, 2025.

Silence is not an option: How Hamas’s lies against Israel fuel terrorism against Jews - opinion

Terrorists worldwide are being inflamed by Hamas’s fabricated lies; we must call on our elected officials and community leaders to condemn those who blame Israel for defending themselves

JUNE 10, 2025ByOLEG IVANOV
Policemen gather near the scene of an attack that injured multiple people, in Boulder, Colorado, US, June 1, 2025.

Ethiopia needs honest dialogue, not inflammatory rhetoric - opinion

The increase of genocide accusations in Ethiopian politics serves extremist agendas while real solutions lie in the country's ongoing national dialogue process.

MAY 30, 2025ByTESFAYE YETAYEH
An Afari militia member walks next to a house destroyed in the fight between the Ethiopian National Defence Forces (ENDF) and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) forces in Kasagita town, Afar region, Ethiopia, February 25, 2022. Picture taken February 25, 2022

Zadie Smith, Ian McEwan join 380 UK writers demanding Gaza ceasefire in open letter

The letter is based on the original by Karim Kattan, which was published in the French outlet Liberation on Monday and signed by 300 French authors.

MAY 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People demonstrate on the day of a vote on the motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, in London, Britain, February 21, 2024.