International Association of Genocide Scholars: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
The largest professional organization of scholars studying genocide said Monday that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
The determination by the International Association of Genocide Scholars — which has around 500 members worldwide, including a number of Holocaust experts — could serve to further isolate Israel in global public opinion and adds to a growing chorus of organizations that have used the term for Israel’s actions in Gaza. Israel rejects the accusation and called the resolution an “embarrassment to the legal profession.”
“Israel’s policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide,” according to group’s resolution.
“People who are experts in the study of genocide can see this situation for what it is,” Melanie O’Brien, the organization’s president and a professor of international law at the University of Western Australia, told The Associated Press.
The resolution was supported by 86% of those who voted. O’Brien said 28% of members participated — a rate that’s typical for the group’s resolutions. Voting is held by email, according to the group’s bylaws, and members have 30 days to reply. [Continue reading…]
If Biden or Harris had refused to give Israel carte blanche to commit genocide, Trump would not be in office right now. What an incredible reason to usher in the end of democracy as a viable possibility in the US.
— Eric Reinhart (@_Eric_Reinhart) August 31, 2025
“Were Israel not to exist, the United States of America would have to invent an Israel to protect her interests in the region.”
Joe Biden, 1986. Genocide Joe pic.twitter.com/Yw5QMQGK2G
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This is what Germany does to its own citizens when they peacefully protest against Israel's Gaza genocide, while Germany simultaneously lectures the rest of the world about human rights and the rule of law.
Perhaps I am naive, but I still believe a better Germany is possible. pic.twitter.com/I5hrxHoR4p
— Trita Parsi (@tparsi) August 28, 2025
Brave UK police Arresting a 90-year-old lady protesting against genocide in London.
This will be the legacy of UK Labour Party. pic.twitter.com/0eVnPTwOH3
— The Resonance (@Partisan_12) September 2, 2025