Israel (now broader Mid East discussion)
Even if you believe the death toll from the Gaza Health Ministry which is around 42000, that is a far cry from genocide. The mass slaughter is not happening. surely, you can see the foolishness of calling this genocide.
I'm really trying to have a productive conversation here.
But you seem to just be repeating "it's not genocide" without delving into the reasons why you think this.
In a legal sense, the term
genocide refers to
certain acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group.
A group doesn't have to put this in bold or fine print for it to be proven that it is the case. It doesn't have to be written anywhere to prove intent.
And therein lies the challenge - proving that Israel had/has genocidal intent in this conflict. I'd argue, with quite a lot of what I think is sound evidence, that there is more
than enough proof. From statements of the Israeli government, to captured video of IDF leaders saying this is what they want to do, to video members of the IDF laughing and joking
as they snipe or blow up children...the list really does just "go on".
I really don't know, after hundreds of articles of evidence, how the proof of intent could be any more solid.
But some still think that if they didn't outright 'say' it in their outward facing governmental position, there is no proof of intent.
That'd be like saying if the 1988 Hamas charter didn't exist, there'd be no proof that Hamas was/is genocidal in its intent to destroy Israel.