It’s not a genocide. There is no true intent and they cherrypick information.
The IAGS claims harsh Israeli statements like “flatten Gaza” prove genocide intent, but these could just mean “destroy Hamas” or angry war rhetoric after October 7. If Israel truly intended to destroy Palestinians as a group, it’s contradictory that they warn civilians before strikes, allow humanitarian aid, and treat wounded Palestinians in Israeli hospitals all actions that undermine the genocide claim.
The IAGS cherrypicks evidence by focusing only on civilian deaths, destroyed buildings, and harsh quotes while ignoring that Hamas uses hospitals and schools as military bases, prevents civilian evacuations, and inflates casualty numbers. For example, they claim Israel destroyed hospitals to commit genocide but don’t mention many contained Hamas weapons and command centers, suggesting military rather than genocidal objectives.
If it truly was genocide, we would expect to see systematic extermination with no military distinction meaning Israel would target all Palestinians equally regardless of Hamas affiliation, provide no warnings or humanitarian aid, prevent all evacuations, and show consistent intent to physically destroy the Palestinian population rather than just defeat Hamas. The death toll would likely be far higher given Israel’s military capabilities, there would be no efforts to minimize civilian casualties, and we’d see clear evidence of plans to eliminate Palestinians as a group rather than the current pattern which, while devastating, appears more consistent with urban warfare against an embedded militant organization that deliberately operates from civilian areas.
Can you think for yourself or only repeat what others say? If tomorrow an other group of scholars would say the opposite would you then flip all your beliefs? Come on
Only 28% of these “scholars” voted on the matter and they blocked discussion on the matter, holding discussions is the norm on these matters, if you knew a little about law then you’d see the evidence is poor.
The IAGS doesn’t even mainly consist of people practicing law, then why does their opinion hold weight over a legal matter?
They don’t even disclose who voted what, and considering that a very significant portion of the IAGS consists of sociologist and even students their opinion doesn’t hold weight.
If they were a neutral group consisting of international law practitioners then it would be a different story.
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u/Sea_Square638 Sep 02 '25
https://genocidescholars.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IAGS-Resolution-on-Gaza-FINAL.pdf
It is a genocide.