Genocide

Bernie Sanders claims Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

Sanders, who is Jewish and had previously refrained from saying that Israel was committing a genocide against the Palestinians, called the Gaza War "a genocide".

 US SENATOR Bernie Sanders speaks at a May Day rally in Philadelphia earlier this month. In a Senate committee meeting, Sanders said: ‘We can agree that antisemitism is unacceptable in all forms, but some of us happen to believe that the response of the Netanyahu government to the Hamas attack is al
Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s, partnered with MoveOn to hand out free ice cream at Franklin Square in Philadelphia.

Ben & Jerry's co-founder resigns after feud with parent Unilever over Gaza war

Speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana at The Jerusalem Post's Diplomatic Conference at the Friends of Zion media center, September 16, 2025.

'At UN, truth is a lie and lie is a truth,' Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana tells 'Post' conference

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks at an event at the foreign ministry, May 26, 2025; illustrative.

Foreign Ministry: UN genocide inquiry claims 'debunked,' inquirers 'Hamas proxies'


'Israel committing genocide in Gaza,' UN inquiry concludes

"Genocide is occurring in Gaza," said Navi Pillay, head of the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and a former International Criminal Court judge.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay speaks during a news conference for a report on "the right to privacy in the digital age" at the United Nations in Geneva, July 16, 2014.

‘Zionist animals’: Anti-Israel activists plan to ‘flood’ UN General Assembly with protest

Within Our Lifetime, JVP, and PYM to march on UN, call for sanctions on Israel, and demand Netanyahu’s arrest.

Demonstrators gather outside the UN Headquarters during a "Stop Starving Gaza" protest in New York City, July 29, 2025.

Netanyahu accuses Spain's Sanchez of ‘genocidal threat’ after nuclear weapons comment

In his speech on Monday, Pedro Sanchez said "Spain, as you know, doesn’t have nuclear bombs, nor aircraft carriers, nor large oil reserves. We alone can’t stop the Israeli offensive."

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez looks on during a meeting inside 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, September 3, 2025

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Displaced Palestinians flee amid an Israeli military operation, following an Israeli evacuation order, in Gaza City, September 9, 2025.

South African politician stirs outrage with 'jihad' remarks, wrapped in keffiyeh

Dr. Naledi Pandor also claimed that Israel had been carrying out a “genocide” in Gaza since October 8, 2023, despite Israeli military operations not beginning until October 27.

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor, leads a webinar on the impact of COVID-19 on the African continent, OR Tambo Building, Pretoria. May 28, 2020.

Israeli citizen Elizabeth Tsurkov released, Qatari PM says nothing will stop it from mediating

Hamas takes credit for Jerusalem attack • IDF intercepts Houthi drone in Eilat area • Sa'ar confirms Israel agrees to US hostage deal • A-G says Ben-Gvir violating working terms

Smoke rises following Israel's strike on Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar, September 9, 2025.

Why is Yad Vashem silent on claims of Israeli genocide in Gaza? - opinion

One might have expected Yad Vashem to make a powerful rebuttal to claims of genocide in Gaza, but no such statement has been made.

A WOMAN walks past graffiti depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with text reading ‘Wanted: Netanyahu For Criminal Genocide,’ in Barcelona. The writer asks: Why does Yad Vashem stay silent?

'Never again can't only mean never again for Jews': Holocaust Museum LA retracts social media post

The museum said the post was "easily open to misinterpretation by some as a political statement reflecting the ongoing situation in the Middle East. That was not our intent.”

A protester (R) holds a placard reading "Never again is now, Free Palestine" during a demonstration in support of Palestinians on Dam Square, in Amsterdam, on November 2, 2024.

Genocide is a word that has lost all meaning since Gaza war - opinion

We live in a time when Parliament in the UK can debate Israel 10 times more than Sudan, where half a million children have starved to death.

FOREIGN MINISTER Gideon Sa’ar and German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul visit the Holocaust Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, in Berlin, in June.

Hamas's claims of genocide may lead to mass exodus from Gaza - opinion

From its perspective, Hamas must be careful what it wishes for. It is working to escalate the situation and create a humanitarian crisis to harm Israel, lead to sanctions against it, and isolate it.

Palestinians flee Gaza City.

Hundreds of academics call on IAGS to retract declaration of genocide in Gaza

In a letter finalized on Friday, the scholars charge the association with “critical errors” in its resolution, including failing to consider Hamas’ role in the deaths in Gaza.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivers an order on South Africa's genocide case against Israel in The Hague, Jan. 26, 2024.