Germany Rejects UN 'Genocide' Charge Against Israel

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Germany Rejects UN 'Genocide' Charge Against Israel
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They didn't actually present any argument that this isn't a genocide, nor did they even try to address anything the South African delegation have presented. This is state speech for "nuh uh", so the only reason you could see that "they got it right" was if you just liked their conclusion.

I agree with their conclusion, yes. When both sides of the conflict that the genocide statutes were written to address say that this is not a genocide, I find that very compelling.

Nazi Germany's extermination camps are not the only genocides in history, nor does either entity have a special say in what a genocide is. Calling modern Germany the "side" of the Nazis is incredibly offensive, nor is Israel the "side" of the Jewish people. There are plenty of Jews around the world who have lost family in the Holocaust who very much do believe the term does apply.

Calling modern Germany the “side” of the Nazis is incredibly offensive

Well they consider themselves to be atoning for it to this day and accept responsibility, as per the quote above. If you've ever been to Germany they don't shy away from the connection or deny that the Nazis were German.

There are plenty of Jews around the world who have lost family in the Holocaust who very much do believe the term does apply.

A minority opinion, to be sure.

Citation would be nice on that last one.

Can't find any statistics of "Jews around the world who have lost family in the Holocaust" but only 22% of American Jews agree with that statement as of 2021.

So 22% before Israel blocked supplies and bombed 80% of Gaza into fine rubble. I wonder how that number looks now

Wow, that number is quite amazing. 22% of American Jews in 2021 thought that the 2023-24 military campaign is a genocide. So at least 22% of American Jews are time travelers!

It's unfortunate then that nazi parties are popular again now in Germany.

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