That is literally not what genocide is, it's a legal definition not a creative writing exercise.
'The legal term “genocide” refers to certain acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group. ' [1]
Israel is functionally commiting genocide, after being an apartheid state for decades. Arguably their goal is ethnic cleansing, and mass murder is a means to that end.
He's being legalistic about it, and I concede he may have a point there. Of course, it doesn't make what's happening all the less terrible. Both can be true, one doesn't take away from the other.
If I am going to attack a military installation under your house and I warn you to leave, that is not genocide.
If I see your house, miles from any military installation, and I destroy it in order to kill you, and I do that over and over and over, that is genocide.
In both cases, the house is destroyed. In one case, your life is saved.
courseofaction|5 months ago
'The legal term “genocide” refers to certain acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group. ' [1]
Israel is functionally commiting genocide, after being an apartheid state for decades. Arguably their goal is ethnic cleansing, and mass murder is a means to that end.
[1] https://www.ushmm.org/genocide-prevention/learn-about-genoci...
velcrohn|5 months ago
courseofaction|5 months ago
johnisom2001|5 months ago
velcrohn|5 months ago
If I see your house, miles from any military installation, and I destroy it in order to kill you, and I do that over and over and over, that is genocide.
In both cases, the house is destroyed. In one case, your life is saved.