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Source: https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4388533-israel-is-not-committing-genocide-but-hamas-is/
Israel Is Not Committing Genocide - but Hamas Is
(The Hill) Arsen Ostrovsky and Stanislav Pavlovschi - South Africa has filed a claim at the International Court of Justice in The Hague accusing Israel of carrying out genocide in Gaza. Article II of the Genocide Convention of 1948 defines genocide as committing acts, including by killing, that are intended to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group. The commission of genocide has nothing to do with the number of civilian casualties. The key element of the crime is "intent." Israel is not seeking to destroy the Palestinian people, whether in whole, in part, or in any manner. If anyone is guilty of genocide here, it is Hamas, which openly states that the destruction of Israel is its ultimate goal. It acted on those intentions on Oct. 7, when Hamas massacred over 1,200 Israelis. Arsen Ostrovsky is an Israeli human rights attorney and CEO of the International Legal Forum. Stanislav Pavlovschi is a former judge of the European Court of Human Rights (2001-2008) and former Minister of Justice of Moldova.