Fareed Zakaria GPS Is Israel Committing Genocide in Gaza?
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Jul 21, 2025 
Omer Bartov, a leading authority on genocide and the Dean's Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University, discusses the controversial legal definitions surrounding Israel's actions in Gaza. He emphasizes the urgency of addressing these serious allegations. Kemi Badenoch, a prominent figure in the UK Conservative Party, reflects on the party's identity crisis and the shifting landscape of immigration policy, advocating for core values in contemporary governance.
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Israel's Actions as Genocide
- Israel's destruction in Gaza aims to make it uninhabitable and force the population out.
- This systematic approach fits legal definitions of ethnic cleansing and genocidal intent.
Genocide Intent Usually Implicit
- Genocide intent often is not explicitly stated by regimes due to legal and moral consequences.
- Yet Israeli officials have made hostile statements suggesting intent to force Palestinians out, breaching international law.
Genocide Does Not Mean Total Killing
- Genocide by definition does not require killing an entire population, only intent to destroy in whole or in part.
- Forcing displacement and destruction of infrastructure to prevent group reconstitution fits genocide legally.