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As an Israeli political scientist, I resisted thinking this war was a genocide. Here's what changed my mind

JL;DR SUMMARY Israeli political scientist Lihi Ben Shitrit grapples with the difficult question of whether Israel's actions in Gaza constitute genocide. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HolocaustGazaPalestineFree SpeechInternational LawGenocideLiberal JewsWar Crimes

Places mentioned

Khan Yunis, Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"A girl reacts during the funeral for victims killed by Israeli bombardment on the Mawasi area of Khan Yunis, at Nasser Medical Complex in the Gaza Strip on July 28."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"The destruction of Gaza, including the killing of thousands of children and the restriction on humanitarian aid is undeniable."
Mandalay, Myanmar
"As I read about Myanmar, where the USHMM determined in December 2018 that genocide had been committed against the Rohingya Muslim minority, I was struck by how similar the incitement against the Rohingya sounded to what I constantly heard in Israel."
Israel
"For many Jews, and even more so for Israelis, our education about genocide begins and ends with the Holocaust."

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