(Ha'aretz) Eitay Mack - The false claim continues to be spread that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza in retribution for the massacres carried out by Hamas on Oct. 7. There's a very high bar set for defining genocide laid out in international conventions and law. It is not enough to count the dead, but one must also prove "intent to destroy," in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group. That is not what is happening on the ground in Gaza. Civilians in Gaza were killed not because Israel specifically targets them, but because of the extensive Hamas military infrastructures that are located near civilian buildings and in the tunnels beneath them. If Israel wants to exterminate the civilians of Gaza, why would it call on them to evacuate to the south and limit its attacks there? The writer is a human rights lawyer based in Jerusalem.
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