• Victor Villas@lemmy.ca
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    “40,000 dead civilians” doesn’t define a genocide.

    What is the criteria then to tell if Israel is committing genocide to Palestinians?

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      Have you not been following the news on this? There is an actual definition of genocide in international law. "The definition contained in Article II of the Convention describes genocide as a crime committed with the intent to destroy a national, ethnic, racial or religious group, in whole or in part. "

      South Africa will not be able to make their case, which is probably why they asked for an extension on the date to provide evidence. No rational person can conclude from the facts that Israel has demonstrated the intent to destroy the Palestinian people, in whole or in part.

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        3 hours ago

        So your criteria is a court conviction? I guess that’s one way to answer, but I was more asking what’s your criteria, meaning what’s the criteria you’d personally use to think whether such court decision would be fair or not.

        demonstrated the intent to destroy the Palestinian people

        If that’s what you mean as your answer, then I kinda agree. That’s about what I would use to define genocide.