Hamas is not generally considered to have committed genocide, which suggests that the definition of genocide does not depend only on those three factors.
And how does that absolve Israel?
The precursors to genocide are actively unfolding before our eyes. On 10 October, the head of the Israeli army’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), Maj. Gen. Ghassan Alian, addressed a message directly to Gaza residents: “Human animals must be treated as such. There will be no electricity and no water, there will only be destruction. You wanted hell, you will get hell”. The same day, Israeli army spokesperson Daniel Hagari acknowledged the wanton and intentionally destructive nature of Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza: “The emphasis is on damage and not on accuracy.” Raz Segal, the program director of genocide studies at Stockton University, concretely says it is a “textbook case of genocide.” source
Yes, I already know that people disagree on whether Israel is committing genocide.
Consensus means a general agreement. There is no consensus on this issue, it is a matter of active debate.
Time will tell:
A majority of Democrats (56%) and a slight plurality of Independents (36%) say they believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. dataforprogress.org
Yes, time will tell.
That said, even though I'm voting Democrat this fall I wouldn't claim we're approaching a national consensus without checking in on what the MAGA idiots think.
Hamas is not generally considered to have committed genocide, which suggests that the definition of genocide does not depend only on those three factors.
And how does that absolve Israel?
Yes, I already know that people disagree on whether Israel is committing genocide.
I thought New Coke was better. But consensus reality disagrees, as it does concerning the Palestinian genocide accusation.
Consensus means a general agreement. There is no consensus on this issue, it is a matter of active debate.
Time will tell:
Yes, time will tell.
That said, even though I'm voting Democrat this fall I wouldn't claim we're approaching a national consensus without checking in on what the MAGA idiots think.