Omer Bartov

professor of Holocaust and genocide studies at Brown University

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Pro-Palestinian protestors accuse Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, as the death toll there nears 16,000. But “genocide” has a specific legal definition.

The word ‘genocide’ is often used in Israel-Hamas conflict. Is it accurate?

Pro-Palestinian protestors accuse Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, as the death toll there nears 16,000. But “genocide” has a specific legal definition.

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