The word “genocide” was coined towards the end of World War II to describe the Holocaust against the Jews, but here’s its definition: In 1948, the United Nations Genocide Convention defined genocide as any of five “acts committed with intent … Continue reading →
The International Court of Justice has decided that finding Israel guilty of genocide against Palestinians was just too big and sticky a pill for even its Israel-hating jurists to swallow this time, and settled for a stern warning to Israel … Continue reading →
Excellent discussion by Glick:
Continue reading →I believe this may just reflect the desire for a pause in the fighting so they can destroy Israel another day. Nevertheless, this is interesting. although the group is small: Palestinians in Gaza demand the release of the Israeli hostages … Continue reading →
Ah, well you might ask. After all, as Paul Mirengoff writes: Under any rational analysis, however, the events of October 7 conclusively demolish any claim that there’s a viable two-state solution. Gaza was a de facto Palestinian state, though it … Continue reading →
Here’s the Jerusalem Center again, with another extremely informative discussion. Once again, these guys aren’t telegenic, and the accents can make it a bit hard to listen, but I’m impressed by their knowledge and perspective. This discussion is about the … Continue reading →
The demonstrators in Israel for the hostages plead, “Bring them home!” But why address Israel? After all, Israel isn’t holding the hostages. And it’s been made clear for a long time that Hamas is finished negotiating, except perhaps to ask … Continue reading →
I’m referring to this: Thousands of anti-Israel protesters descended on Manhattan to demand a cease-fire in Gaza on Monday, with some even targeting a respected hospital for cancer patients over its alleged “complicity in genocide.” The protesters shouted “Shame!” at … Continue reading →
Please watch. It’s not long. All the hostages were not kept under the same circumstances or by the same people, so there was and is some variation their experiences – plus of course the variation in their personalities prior to … Continue reading →
Years ago – certainly by the time of Durban in 2001 – it became more clear that most third-world countries and NGOs had an enormous animus for Israel: In 2001, an NGO Forum ran separately from the World Conference against … Continue reading →
Germany announced yesterday: Germany is planning to intervene in the ongoing genocide case against Israel at the UN’s top court, a government spokesman said on Friday. “German government firmly and explicitly rejects the accusation of genocide that has now been … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “Barry Meislin.”] Remember this?: When three Arab Muslim students were shot and wounded in Burlington, Vermont, politicians and the media immediately hyped it as the ‘Islamophobic Crime of the Century’. President Biden issued a statement declaring that … Continue reading →