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How the term “genocide” is misused in the Israel-Hamas war (www.economist.com)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by bedrooms@kbin.social to c/news

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I used to like The Economist, but this is Nazis propaganda right on their page.

Israel, by contrast, does not meet the test of genocide. There is little evidence that Israel, like Hamas, “intends” to destroy an ethnic group—the Palestinians. Israel does want to destroy Hamas, a militant group, and is prepared to kill many civilians in doing so. While some Israeli extremists might want to eradicate the Palestinians, that is not a government policy.

This is not okay. This is Nazi logic. Nazi, fascist logic, from The Economist.

Even Nazi Germany did not make killing the official "intention" or government policy in my understanding. At least not always. It was announced as a safety guarantee, for example.

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[–] chaorace@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

This is kind of The Economist's MO. Their readership is very policy oriented (i.e.: "wonks") so their editorials prioritize first and foremost how world events impact policy and trade. If you think I'm reaching here, then take a gander at their reader response column and have yourself a good laugh sometime.

With that being said, I really do think that they're just that pedantic. Labels are important to them, but not for the reasons that they're important to us (nor the average Palestinian, I think it goes without saying). The fact that taking umbridge here just so happens to reinforce safe and happy notions held by their editorial staff & their readership is without any doubt a contributing factor... but it's probably something that was left mutually understood and otherwise unsaid within the walls of the writer's room.