Genocide

Buzzwords and false allegations are Western human rights inversion - opinion

To fixate on flawed accusations against Israel while ignoring genuine, massive atrocities elsewhere is to repeat ominous historical precedents.

|ByALAN BAKER
Israeli soldiers seen on the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, January 15, 2026.
Auschwitz concentration camp, operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during the Holocaust.

An original Auschwitz plan, a warning for our time - opinion

I have acquired an original architectural drawing – a “whiteprint” – of the very first design of the crematoria built in Birkenau as an expansion of Auschwitz by Austrian architect Walter Dejaco.

|ByELLIOTT BROIDY
Azeez Al-Shaair, a longtime pro-Palestinian advocate, answers a postgame question while donning the message "STOP THE GENOCIDE" on his eye black, Jan. 12, 2026.

Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair wears ‘stop the genocide’ eye black

“Given the recent events in Israel and Gaza, this nonprofit provides medical aid and essential supplies to children injured and left homeless by the bombings in Gaza,” said Al-Shaair.

|ByJOSEPH STRAUSS/JTA
San Francisco city supervisor Scott Wiener comments on a pilot program to permit private commuter buses to use public bus stops in San Francisco, California, January 21, 2014

After debate backlash, California Democrat Scott Wiener says Israel carried out 'genocide' in Gaza

The California State Senator explained that he had been reluctant to call the war between Israel and Hamas a genocide because of the term's creation in response to the Holocaust.

|ByMICHAEL STARR

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".

SEPTEMBER 18, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IDAN KWELLER
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 & Jerry's co-founder resigns after feud with parent Unilever over Gaza war

Unilever and Ben & Jerry’s have clashed since 2021, when the Chubby Hubby maker said it would stop sales in the West Bank.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2025ByREUTERS
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.

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

The UN "rewards terror, ignores massacre and obstructs the path to real peace," Ohana said.

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

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

The Foreign Ministry accused the UN commission of serving as “Hamas proxies” and urged its abolition following its latest Gaza report.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks at an event at the foreign ministry, May 26, 2025; illustrative.

'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.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
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.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
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."

SEPTEMBER 11, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez looks on during a meeting inside 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, September 3, 2025

Tune into today's top stories: Green light for Gaza deal, Gaza City evacuation ordered

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Ezra Taylor - the top stories, clear and concise.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
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.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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

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