Genocide

My cousin gave the world the word ‘genocide’ – don’t let anyone profit from it - opinion

Raphael Lemkin was my cousin. He was a Polish Jewish lawyer who watched the Nazis murder dozens of our relatives and sat down and invented a word for the crime he could not otherwise name - genocide.

Raphael Lemkin
Bishop Koryun Baghdasaryan.

Israeli gov't recognition of Armenian Genocide fulfills 'moral duty,' senior bishop says

Members of the Armenian community in Jaffa perform a pray during a memorial service held to mark the 106th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, at the Armenian Church of Saint Nicholas, in Jaffa, April 24, 2021.

Israel officially recognizes Armenian Genocide after decades of diplomatic friction - analysis

 IDF soldiers seen operating in the northern Gaza Strip, April 13, 2025

New UN inquiry: Israel 'deliberately' killed Palestinian children, resulting in genocide


'Genocide scholars' for $30? Easy entry, fake members undermine confidence in IAGS resolution

Those seeking to become "genocide scholars" inundated the website, with some applying as Nazi Leader Adolf Hitler or Star Wars villain Emperor Palpatine.

IDF soldiers sit on top of tanks at the Gaza border, August 26, 2025

Israel winning in Gaza, losing global narrative war, genocide study shows - analysis

Israel’s military campaign weakens Hamas, but a BESA study highlights how the Jewish state struggles in the narrative war, as Hamas propaganda shapes global perceptions.

Palestinians carry aid supplies that entered Gaza through Israel, in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, July 27, 2025

New study debunks Gaza genocide claims, finds flaws in UN, int'l reporting on war

Researchers also propose a new methodological framework to ensure crucial fact-finding missions in ongoing conflicts can continue their work while resisting political and media-driven narratives.

Palestinians displaced by the Israeli military offensive take shelter in a tent camp, as Israeli forces escalate operations around Gaza City, in Gaza City, September 2, 2025.

Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, global scholars association says

The move comes amid proceedings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), where South Africa is pursuing a case against Israel under the Genocide Convention.

PALESTINIANS WHO fled Rafah, after the IDF began evacuating civilians ahead of a threatened assault, travel in Khan Yunis in 2024.

Standing with Ukraine, but not risking a greater war with Russia - opinion

US and NATO remedies would need to calculate variously complex hazards of competitive risk-taking.

UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte shake hands at a news conference in Kyiv last month. The alliance is obligated to stand with the victim state, but could incur serious risks of a wider war with Russia.

Senior House Democrat, Katherine Clark now highest-ranking lawmaker to call war in Gaza 'genocide'

Clark’s comments came after she was confronted by pro-Palestinian protesters during an event in her district in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, a Democrat from Massachusetts, speaks during a press conference at the US Capitol on July 23, 2025 in Washington.

Truth under siege: Omer Bartov, a case study - opinion

Bartov's genocide accusations feed into Palestinian resistance rhetoric that legitimizes and promotes Hamas.

PRO-PALESTINIAN protesters gather near the International Court of Justice in The Hague last year amid the accusation against Israel of genocide. The line between scholarship and activism has been erased, the writer charges.

Our 'Never Again' is Now

A delegation from Na'amat, led by Hagit Pe'er, President of Na'amat Israel

UK to provide additional £8.5m. in funding to help Gazan civilians

“The humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza continues, and we urge Israel to reverse its decision to expand military operations,” Jennifer Chapman said.

A massive Palestine solidarity demonstration marches past the UK Parliament in Westminster, on May 17, 2025.

Gaza crisis 'looks very much' like genocide, senior EU official says

"If it is not genocide, it looks very much like the definition used to express its meaning," Teresa Ribera, the European Commission's second-highest ranking official, said.

Teresa Ribera, the European Union's competition commissioner, speaks during an interview with Reuters in London, Britain, February 17, 2025.