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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/33219979

by Caitlin Johnstone Jul 15, 2025

The New York Times has published an op-ed by a genocide scholar who says that he resisted acknowledging the truth of what Israel is doing in Gaza for as long as he could, but can no longer deny the obvious.

It’s an admission that may as well have come from The New York Times itself.

In an article titled “I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.”, a Brown University professor of Holocaust and genocide studies named Omer Bartov argues that “Israel is literally trying to wipe out Palestinian existence in Gaza,” and denounces his fellow Holocaust scholars for failing to acknowledge reality.

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[-] Zerush@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 week ago

Spain and some other EU countries since time called it what it is and Netanyahu an criminal. Even dicovering that Hamas is supported and funded by Israel to justify this genocide. This makes Netanyahu even more vomitive than it is already and all orange guys which support him

https://www.politico.eu/article/israel-funded-hamas-claims-eu-top-diplomat-josep-borrell/

[-] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Remind me what did Josep Borrell do when he had power? This is the "europe is a garden" guy btw.

Not to say that he is wrong here, but this is just lip service from a career politician serving the very same people that pushed the genocide.

I just don't like Spain getting good rep because of empty rhetoric, while in reality they materially support Israel.

[-] Zerush@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago
[-] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I know, israel did this to undermine the PLO, but i ask you what did Borrell do when he held one of the top EU positions? Nothing. These ghouls don't deserve any good rep for minimal lip service.

[-] Sandouq_Dyatha@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

Hamas is supported and funded by Israel to justify this genocide.

????????

[-] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Not now but they did fund Hamas some time ago to undermine the PLO*, it's a well known fact. Not unlike what is happening with Syria, helping headchoppers take power to justify seizing more Syrian territory with the excuse of “helping minorities" which they later will kill.

[-] Sandouq_Dyatha@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

that's not what the other guy said, he didn't say "oh back in the day israel indirectly or directly used hamas to undermine other groups" he said "Hamas is supported and funded"

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