Accusations of Genocide in Israel's Actions in Gaza

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Many governments and citizens are appalled by the civilian casualties from Israel’s bombardment and invasion of Gaza, which is its response to Hamas’s attack on Israel. Accusations of genocide have been made by various countries and individuals, including Israel's usual allies.

MANY GOVERNMENTS and citizens are appalled by the civilian casualties from Israel ’s bombardment and invasion of Gaza , which is its response to Hamas ’s attack on Israel . On October 10th the Palestinian envoy to the UN, Riyad Mansour, described Israel ’s actions as “nothing less than genocidal”. Iran and Iraq have also accused Israel of genocide. Politically, it is clear why Israel ’s enemies should invoke the heinous crime.

But the allegation has also been made by countries that have usually been friendly to Israel. Colombia, Honduras and South Africa have all withdrawn their ambassadors from Israel, accusing its government of committing “genocide”. Read all our coverage of the war between Israel and Hamas Protesters and commentators in the West use the term too. “It is now clear that Israel is engaging in a genocide of the Palestinian people,” argued M. Muhannad Ayyash, a professor of sociology at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Canad

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