{"id":342011,"date":"2025-12-13T12:59:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T12:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/som2nypost.com\/uncategorized\/who-decides-when-genocide-has-occurred-the-long-legal-process-hinges-on-proving-intent\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T12:59:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T12:59:34","slug":"who-decides-when-genocide-has-occurred-the-long-legal-process-hinges-on-proving-intent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/som2nypost.com\/?p=342011","title":{"rendered":"Who decides when genocide has occurred? The long legal process hinges on proving intent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Email interview with Shannon Fyfe, a law professor and international criminal law expert at Washington and Lee University\u2019s School of Law, Oct. 7, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Email interview with Laura Rusu, national director of marketing and communications for Amnesty International USA, Oct. 6, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Email interview with Yair Dvir, a spokesperson for B\u2019Tselem, Oct. 4, 2025 and Nov. 4, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Interview with Michael Lynk, law professor at Western University, in London, Ontario, Oct. 8, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Interview with A. Dirk Moses, professor of international relations at the City University of New York, Oct. 9, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Interview with Sara E. Brown, genocide scholar and regional director at the American Jewish Committee, Oct. 13, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Email interview with Omer Bartov, Brown University Holocaust and genocide studies professor, Oct. 7, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Email interview William Schabas, professor of international law at Middlesex University, Oct. 9, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">ABC News, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/israel-warned-gaza-civilians-evacuate-idf-bombs-struck\/story?id=106406942\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>As Israel warned Gaza civilians to evacuate, IDF bombs struck city described as sanctuary<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Jan. 25, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Al Jazeera, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/14\/foreign-doctors-say-israel-systematically-targeting-gazas-children-report\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Foreign doctors say Israel systematically targeting Gaza\u2019s children: Report<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Sept. 14, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Al Jazeera, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/11\/1\/israel-still-blocking-most-gaza-aid-as-military-carries-out-more-attacks\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Israel still blocking most Gaza aid as military carries out more attacks<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Nov. 1, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Al Jazeera, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2025\/12\/2\/israels-genocide-in-gaza-has-not-stopped-despite-ceasefire-analysts\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Israel\u2019s genocide in Gaza has not stopped, despite the ceasefire: Analysts<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Dec. 2, 2025\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Al Jazeera, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2025\/9\/11\/the-last-30-minutes-inside-a-gaza-city-tower-before-it-is-bombed-by-israel\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>The last 30 minutes inside a Gaza City tower before it is bombed by Israel<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Sept. 11, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Al Jazeera, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/7\/29\/trump-ally-marjorie-taylor-greene-decries-genocide-in-gaza\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene decries \u2018genocide\u2019 in Gaza<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, July 29, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Al Jazeera, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/10\/9\/trump-announces-gaza-ceasefire-deal-what-we-know-and-whats-next\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Trump announces Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal: What we know and what\u2019s next<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Oct. 13, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">American Jewish Committee, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.org\/news\/5-reasons-why-the-events-in-gaza-are-not-genocide#:~:text=Israel's%20war%20is%20against%20Hamas,apply%20the%20term%20%E2%80%9Cgenocide.%E2%80%9D\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>5 Reasons Why the Events in Gaza Are Not &#8220;Genocide,&#8221;<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\"> Sept. 16, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">American Jewish Committee, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.org\/news\/ajc-statement-on-outrageous-icj-order-on-provisional-measures\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>AJC Statement on Outrageous ICJ Order on Provisional Measures<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, May 24, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">American Jewish Committee, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.org\/news\/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-latest-international-court-of-justice-action-in-the-case\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>What You Need to Know About the Latest International Court of Justice Action in the Case Against Israel<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, accessed Dec. 8, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">American Society of International Law, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asil.org\/insights\/volume\/11\/issue\/9\/world-court-finds-serbia-responsible-breaches-genocide-convention-not\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>World Court finds Serbia Responsible for Breaches of Genocide Convention, but Not Liable for Committing Genocide<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, April 3, 2007<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">American University, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.american.edu\/sis\/news\/20241125-what-do-icc-arrest-warrants-mean-for-israel-and-the-war-in-gaza.cfm\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>What Do ICC Arrest Warrants Mean for Israel and the War in Gaza?<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\"> Nov. 25, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Amnesty International, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2024\/12\/amnesty-international-concludes-israel-is-committing-genocide-against-palestinians-in-gaza\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Amnesty International investigation concludes Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Dec. 5, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Amnesty International, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2025\/11\/israels-genocide-against-palestinians-in-gaza-continues-unabated-despite-ceasefire\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Israel\u2019s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza continues unabated despite ceasefire<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Nov. 27, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Amnesty International Israel, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org.il\/2024\/12\/05\/amnesty-israel-does-not-accept-the-main-findings-of-the-report-by-amnesty-international-which-accuses-israel-of-genocide\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Amnesty Israel Does not Accept the Main Findings of the Report by Amnesty International Global Movement which Accuses Israel of Genocide<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, May 12, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Amnesty International Israel, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org.il\/2024\/12\/08\/the-alternative-hypothesis-to-israeli-intent-to-commit-genocide\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>The alternative hypothesis to Israeli intent to commit genocide<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Aug. 12, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Anadolu Ajans\u0131, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/opinion\/opinion-trumps-gaza-plan-through-the-lens-of-international-law\/3487066\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>OPINION &#8211; Trump&#8217;s Gaza plan through the lens of international law<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Feb. 19, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Associated Press, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/live\/israel-hamas-updates-10-13-2025?utm_source=copy&amp;utm_medium=share\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Live updates: Hamas frees living hostages and Israel releases prisoners as Trump visits the region<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Oct. 13, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Associated Press, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/photo-gallery\/israel-palestinians-war-gaza-humanitarian-crisis-photos-9f0fcba1c15b892998eac50929a02f5d\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Photos show Palestinians enduring war and hunger in Gaza<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, July 22, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Associated Press, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-09-01-2025-0c5b9244186e42ac4673d9bfcd807052\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Top genocide scholars accuse Israel of genocide as strikes across Gaza kill at least 31 Palestinians<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Sept. 1, 2025\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Associated Press, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/un-assembly-israel-palestinians-two-state-solution-6afa02f5fb4fc8823ac0a6b74d69e2d4\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>UN assembly votes overwhelmingly to back two-state solution to Israel-Palestinian conflict<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Sept. 12, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnorc.org\/projects\/half-believe-israels-military-response-in-the-gaza-strip-has-gone-too-far\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Half believe Israel\u2019s military response in the Gaza Strip has gone too far<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Sept. 18, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnorc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Pearson-AP-NORC-2024-Report-Final.pdf#page=3\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Public opinion of the Israel and Hamas conflict nearly a year after the October 7th attacks<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, October 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnorc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Israel-Palestine-Topline-Nov-2023-1-1.pdf#page=12\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>The November 2023 AP-NORC Center Poll<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, November 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Axios, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/08\/15\/israel-gaza-genocide-katherine-clark-democrat\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>No. 2 House Democrat Katherine Clark calls Gaza war a \u2018genocide<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">\u2019, Aug. 15, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">BBC, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-67327079\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>&#8216;I\u2019m calling from Israeli intelligence. We have the order to bomb. You have two hours,&#8217;<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\"> Nov. 8, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">BBC, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cnv21m0zpjmo\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Five killed in Israeli air strikes on tents near Khan Younis, medics say<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Dec. 3, 2025\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">BBC, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c3d4kz8p00eo\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Gaza: Israel allows aid in after 11-week blockade but UN calls it &#8216;drop in ocean,&#8217;<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\"> May 19, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">BBC, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-68687749\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Gaza evacuation warnings from IDF contain many errors, BBC finds<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, April 5, 2024\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">BBC, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cde3eyzdr63o\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Israel committing genocide in Gaza, world&#8217;s leading experts say<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Sept. 1, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">BBC, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c80d2zrdj7vo\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Israeli double strike on Gaza hospital &#8211; what we know<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Aug. 26, 2025\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">BBC, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c776xkvz6vno\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Israeli rights groups accuse Israel of genocide in Gaza<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, July 28, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">BBC, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-62992329\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Khmer Rouge: What did a 16-year genocide trial achieve?<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\"> Sept. 22, 2022<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">BBC, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/live\/czx05061vz9t\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Palestinians say &#8216;there&#8217;s no place left&#8217; as Israel orders all residents to evacuate Gaza City<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Sept. 9, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">BBC, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c3g9g63jl17o\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>What did ICJ ruling mean in South Africa&#8217;s genocide case against Israel?<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, May 17, 2024\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">BBC, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c722zv1r5yro\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>What does ICJ ruling on Israel&#8217;s Rafah offensive mean?<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, May 28, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">B\u2019Tselem, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.btselem.org\/publications\/202507_our_genocide\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Our Genocide<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, July 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">CBS News, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/israel-hamas-war-idf-says-gaza-ceasefire-resumes-after-airstrikes\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Israel says Gaza ceasefire back on after dozens of Palestinians killed in airstrikes<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Oct. 29, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">CNN, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/gaza-famine-israel-offensive-07-23-25\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Gaza starvation warning from aid agencies as Israel urged to end blockade<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, July 24, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">CNN, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/11\/14\/middleeast\/israel-alleges-hamas-armory-under-hospital-in-gaza-hnk-intl\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Israel shows alleged Hamas \u2018armory\u2019 under children\u2019s hospital in Gaza. Local health officials dismiss the claims<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Nov. 14, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">CNN, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/10\/16\/middleeast\/israel-palestinian-evacuation-orders-invs\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>They followed evacuation orders. An Israeli airstrike killed them the next day<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Oct. 17, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Commentary, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commentary.org\/seth-mandel\/closing-the-book-on-genocide-deliberate-starvation-and-other-modern-libels\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Closing the Book on \u2018Genocide,\u2019 \u2018Deliberate Starvation\u2019 and other Modern Libels \u2013 Commentary Magazine<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Oct. 23, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Deputy Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lior Haiat\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LiorHaiat\/status\/1745427037039280207\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>X post<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Jan. 11, 2024 (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/w3bJU\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Archived<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccc.gov.kh\/en\/about\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>About<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, accessed Dec. 8, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Gallup, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/692948\/u.s.-back-israel-military-action-gaza-new-low.aspx\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>32% in U.S. Back Israel&#8217;s Military Action in Gaza, a New Low<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, July 29, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Harvard Human Rights Journal, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/hrj\/2025\/06\/reading-lemkin-today-is-genocide-law-fit-for-the-purpose-he-intended\/#_ftn1\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Reading Lemkin Today: Is Genocide Law Fit for the Purpose He Intended?<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\"> June 25, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Human Rights Watch, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/sites\/default\/files\/media_2024\/12\/gaza1224web.pdf\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Extermination and Acts of Genocide: Israel Deliberately Depriving Palestinians in Gaza of Water<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Dec. 19, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Human Rights Watch, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2024\/04\/01\/no-exit-gaza\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>No Exit in Gaza<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, April 1, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Indiana University Bloomington\u2019s Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/isca.indiana.edu\/publication-research\/research-paper-series\/norman-jw-goda-research-paper.html\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>The Genocide Libel: How the World Has Charged Israel with Genocide<\/u><\/a><u>,<\/u><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#1155cc\"> <\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">February 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">International Association of Genocide Scholars, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/genocidescholars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IAGS-Resolution-on-Gaza-FINAL.pdf\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>IAGS Resolution on the Situation in Gaza<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, passed Aug. 31, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">International Court of Justice, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icj-cij.org\/case\/91\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>(Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro)<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, accessed Dec. 8, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">International Court of Justice, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icj-cij.org\/case\/118\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>(Croatia v. Serbia)<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, accessed Dec. 8, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">International Court of Justice, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icj-cij.org\/case\/192\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>(South Africa v. 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color:#000000\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Israel\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Oren Marmorstein\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OrenMarmorstein\/status\/1962505180982784275?s=20\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>X post<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Sept. 1, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Just Security, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justsecurity.org\/105064\/arrest-warrants-state-reactions-icc\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Mapping State Reactions to the ICC Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, March 6, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">L&#8217;Unione Sarda English,<\/span><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#1155cc\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unionesarda.it\/en\/world\/netanyahu-quot-the-genocide-accusations-are-baselessquot-boos-and-empty-seats-at-the-un-is3akhpa\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Netanyahu: &#8220;The genocide accusations are baseless.&#8221; Boos and empty seats at the UN<\/u><\/a><u>,<\/u><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\"> Sept. 26, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Legal Information Institute, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/wex\/crime_against_humanity\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>crime against humanity<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, accessed Dec. 8, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res, or Doctors Without Borders, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/msf.org.uk\/issues\/gaza-genocide#genocide\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Gaza genocide<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Sept. 3, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Michigan Advance, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganadvance.com\/2025\/10\/07\/mcmorrow-clarifies-stance-on-gaza-joins-michigan-democrats-calling-situation-a-genocide\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>McMorrow clarifies stance on Gaza, joins Michigan Democrats calling situation a genocide<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Oct. 7, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Middle East Eye, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/explainers\/israels-genocide-gaza-whatever-happened-south-africas-case-icj#:~:text=What's%20the%20timeline%20of%20South,as%20a%20%E2%80%9Cmemorial%E2%80%9D).&amp;text=October%202024:%20South%20Africa%20files,part%20of%20the%20main%20case\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Israel\u2019s genocide in Gaza: Whatever happened to South Africa\u2019s case at the ICJ?<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\"> Sept. 23, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">MSN.com, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/world\/israeli-amb-to-united-nations-there-is-no-genocide-in-gaza\/vi-AA1JTeZt?ocid=LastSlide\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Israeli Amb. To United Nations: \u2018There is no genocide in Gaza,\u2019<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\"> Aug. 4, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">NBC News, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/rashida-tlaib-accuses-biden-supporting-genocide-palestinian-people-rcna123620\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Rep. Rashida Tlaib accuses Biden of supporting &#8216;genocide&#8217; of Palestinian people<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Nov. 3, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">NPR, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/10\/14\/nx-s1-5574057\/israel-hamas-ceasefire-gaza\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>A fragile Gaza ceasefire is tested after Israel and Hamas swap detainees and hostages<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Oct. 14, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">NPR, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/09\/25\/g-s1-89678\/israel-gaza-genocide-debates-united-nations\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>A question of intent: Is what&#8217;s happening in Gaza genocide?<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Sept. 25, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">NPR, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/11\/10\/1212073968\/israel-gaza-hamas-war-crimes-hospitals\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>The Geneva Conventions protect hospitals during war. But the safeguard isn&#8217;t absolute<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Nov. 10, 2023\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">NPR, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/09\/21\/nx-s1-5549084\/uk-canada-recognize-palestinian-state-australia\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>U.K., Canada and Australia recognize a Palestinian state, despite U.S. opposition<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Sept. 21, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">NPR, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/07\/29\/nx-s1-5478643\/war-scholar-discusses-why-he-does-not-think-there-is-a-genocide-in-gaza\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>War scholar discusses why he does not think there is a genocide in Gaza<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, July 29, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">PBS, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/world\/rafah-crossing-will-reopen-for-people-returning-to-gaza-says-palestinian-embassy-in-egypt\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Israel says Rafah crossing will stay closed \u2018until further notice\u2019 as it pushes Hamas for hostages\u2019 remains<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Oct. 18, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">PBS, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/more-americans-feel-israel-has-gone-too-far-in-gaza-ap-norc-poll-shows\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>More Americans feel Israel has \u2018gone too far\u2019 in Gaza, AP-NORC poll shows<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Sept. 18, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">PBS, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/world\/u-s-again-vetoes-un-security-council-resolution-demanding-gaza-ceasefire-hostage-release\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>U.S. again vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire, hostage release<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Sept. 18, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">PBS News, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/world\/israel-rejects-genocide-charges-claims-legitimate-self-defense-at-united-nations-top-court\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Israel rejects genocide charges, claims \u2018legitimate\u2019 self defense at United Nations\u2019 top court<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Jan. 12, 2024\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">PBS News, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/world\/israeli-protesters-block-highways-and-set-fires-to-demand-a-ceasefire\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Israel says its strikes on a Gaza hospital were targeting what it called a Hamas surveillance camera<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Aug. 26, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phr.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Genocide-in-Gaza-PHRI-English.pdf\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Destruction of Conditions of Life: A Health Analysis of the Gaza Genocide<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, July 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phr.org.il\/en\/genocide-in-gaza-eng\/?pr=17410\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Genocide in Gaza | \u05e8\u05d5\u05e4\u05d0\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05d6\u05db\u05d5\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea \u05d0\u05d3\u05dd<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, July 28, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Politico, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/07\/29\/maga-is-turning-on-israel-over-gaza-but-trump-is-unmoved-00482891\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>MAGA is turning on Israel over Gaza, but Trump is unmoved &#8211; POLITICO<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, July 29, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">PolitiFact, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2025\/jul\/29\/benjamin-netanyahu\/benjamin-netanyahus-pants-on-fire-statement-that-t\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\"><u>Netanyahu\u2019s &#8216;no starvation in Gaza&#8217; statement contradicts extensive evidence of hunger crisis<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, July 29, 2025\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">PolitiFact, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2024\/oct\/04\/one-year-after-oct-7-2023-attack-the-evolution-of\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\"><u>One year after Oct. 7, 2023, attack: The evolution of misinformation about Israel and Gaza<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Oct. 4, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Quinnipiac University Poll, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/poll.qu.edu\/poll-release?releaseid=3929\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Support Drops For U.S. Military Aid To Israel As 50% Think Israel Is Committing Genocide In Gaza<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Aug. 27, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Scholars for the Truth about Genocide, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scholarsfortruthaboutgenocide.com\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Call to retract IAGS resolution<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, accessed Dec. 8, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">The BMJ, \u200b\u200b<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmj.com\/content\/391\/bmj.r2247\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Gaza &#8220;genocide has not stopped,&#8221; charities warn, as Israel continue to block aid<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Oct. 24, 2025\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/globalaffairs.org\/bluemarble\/south-africa-ICJ-case-israel-UN-genocide-law\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>South Africa&#8217;s Case Against Israel is the Fifth Time UN Genocide Law has Been Used this Way<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Jan. 17, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">The Conversation, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/with-83-of-its-buildings-destroyed-gaza-needs-more-than-money-to-rebuild-267431\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>With 83% of its buildings destroyed, Gaza needs more than money to rebuild<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Oct. 16, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">The Ezra Klein Show\u2019s YouTube channel, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RrhBypHFYPY\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Is Israel Committing Genocide in Gaza?<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\"> Aug. 13, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">The Guardian, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/mar\/23\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-israel-gaza-campaign-unfolding-genocide\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls Israeli Gaza campaign an \u2018unfolding genocide\u2019<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, March 23, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">The Guardian, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/article\/2024\/jul\/04\/israel-never-targets-innocents-intentionally\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Israel never targets innocents intentionally<\/u><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, <\/span><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">July 4, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">The Guardian, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/aug\/23\/marjorie-taylor-greene-bernie-sanders-famine-gaza\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Marjorie Taylor Greene joins Bernie Sanders in urging US to end Gaza famine<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Aug. 23, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">The Guardian, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/aug\/24\/families-flee-gaza-city-as-israel-vows-to-press-on-with-offensive\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>\u2018No place is safe\u2019: families flee Gaza City as Israel vows to press on with offensive<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Aug. 24, 2025\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">The Jerusalem Post, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-hamas-war\/article-788845\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari publishes op-ed in Wall Street Journal<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Feb. 26, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">The New York Times, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/22\/world\/middleeast\/israel-icc-jurisdiction-explained.html\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>How Can the I.C.C. Prosecute Leaders of Israel, Which Is Not a Member?<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\"> Nov. 22, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">The New York Times, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/10\/07\/world\/middleeast\/october-7-anniversary-israel.html\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Israel Marks Two-Year Anniversary of Oct. 7 in Subdued Fashion<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Oct. 7, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">The New York Times, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/07\/15\/opinion\/israel-gaza-holocaust-genocide-palestinians.html\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>I\u2019m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, July 15, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">The New York Times, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/07\/22\/opinion\/no-israel-is-not-committing-genocide-in-gaza.html\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>No, Israel Is Not Committing Genocide in Gaza<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, July 22, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">The Oxford Handbook of Historical and International Relations, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dirkmoses.com\/uploads\/7\/3\/8\/2\/7382125\/moses_-_diplomacy_of_genocide.pdf\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Chapter 19: The Diplomacy of Genocide<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, accessed Dec. 8, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">The Times of Israel, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/herzog-netanyahu-tour-north-as-un-warns-of-apocalyptic-war-with-hezbollah\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Herzog, Netanyahu tour north as UN warns of &#8216;apocalyptic&#8217; war with Hezbollah<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, June 26, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">The Wall Street Journal, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/opinion\/the-media-savvy-murderers-hamas-livestream-attrocities-oct-7-exploit-gaza-civlians-1efe5a63\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>The Media-Savvy Murderers of Hamas<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Feb. 25, 2024\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">The Washington Post, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/10\/06\/jewish-americans-israel-poll-gaza\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Many American Jews sharply critical of Israel on Gaza, Post poll finds<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Oct. 6, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">The Washington Post, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/tablet\/2025\/10\/06\/sept-2-9-2025-washington-post-jewish-americans-poll\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Sept. 2-9, 2025, Washington Post Jewish Americans poll<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Oct. 6, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">The Washington Post, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2025\/06\/03\/israel-gaza-genocide-allegations\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Why it\u2019s wrong to call Israel\u2019s war in Gaza a \u2018genocide,\u2019<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\"> June 3, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">The White House, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/02\/imposing-sanctions-on-the-international-criminal-court\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Imposing Sanctions On The International Criminal Court<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, Feb. 6, 2025\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">U.S. Sen. 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color:#000000\">, Dec. 4, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">United Nations Security Council, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/research.un.org\/en\/docs\/sc\/quick\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Vetoes<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, accessed Dec. 8, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">United Nations Treaty Collections, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/treaties.un.org\/Pages\/ViewDetails.aspx?src=IND&amp;mtdsg_no=IV-1&amp;chapter=4&amp;clang=_en&amp;_gl=1*1ghyxup*_ga*MTE2MDQ0NzI2OS4xNzU4NTQ3Mjc1*_ga_TK9BQL5X7Z*czE3NTk0MTY1MjQkbzckZzEkdDE3NTk0MTY5NjMkajQ5JGwwJGgw\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Chapter IV Human Rights: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, accessed Oct. 2, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">University of Maryland, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sadat.umd.edu\/polls\/2025-public-opinion-polling\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>2025 Public Opinion Polling<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, September 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">University of Maryland, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sadat.umd.edu\/polls\/2025-public-opinion-polling\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and Russia-Ukraine War<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">, September 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color:transparent; color:#000000\">Vice, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/israeli-intelligence-health-ministry-death-toll\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Israeli Intelligence Has Deemed Hamas-Run Health Ministry&#8217;s Death Toll Figures Generally Accurate<\/u><\/a><span style=\"background-color:transparent; 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