There is an increasing consensus that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza because the evidence is overwhelming. Here is a reminder of some of the available and useful resources: An initial syllabus:
13 October 2023, Raz Segal, jewishcurrents.org/a-textbook-cas…
15 October 2023: Public Statement: Over 800 Scholars Warn of Potential Genocide in Gaza
twailr.com/public-stateme…
2 November: UN experts call to prevent genocide: un.org/unispal/docume…
16 November: UN experts call to prevent genocide: ohchr.org/en/press-relea…
16 November, William Schabas: ccrjustice.org/sites/default/…
16 November: Holocaust and genocide scholars John Cox, Victoria Sanford, and Barry Trachtenberg declaration, ccrjustice.org/sites/default/…
29 December, South Africa submission to ICJ: icj-cij.org/sites/default/…
29 May, South Africa's dossier of evidence of Israel's genocidal intent, the UN Security Council: tinyurl.com/nb6ua4a5
Martin Shaw, x.com/martinshawx/st…
UN Expert Francesca Albanese, first report on the Genocide (March 2024): ohchr.org/sites/default/…
UN Expert Francesca Albanese, second report on the Genocide (October 2024): documents.un.org/doc/undoc/gen/……
John Quigley, “Legal Standard for Genocide Intent: An Uphill Climb for Israel in Gaza Suit”, 14 March, EJIL: ejiltalk.org/legal-standard…
UK Judges’ and Lawyers’ Open Letter Concerning Gaza, 3 April 2024: lawyersletter.uk
Jinan Bastaki, Gaza, Forced Displacement, and Genocide”, EJIL, April 2024, ejiltalk.org/gaza-forced-di…
Nimer Sultany, “A Threshold Crossed: On Genocidal Intent and the Duty to Prevent Genocide in Palestine”, May 2024: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
University Network for Human Rights report, May 2024: humanrightsnetwork.org/publications/g…
Aryeh Neier, NYRB, 6 June 2024: nybooks.com/articles/2024/…
UN Commission of Inquiry, 10 June: Detailed findings on the military operations and attacks carried out in the Occupied Palestinian Territory from 7 October to 31 December 2023: ohchr.org/sites/default/…
Oxfam, Water War Crimes report, July 2024: oxfam.org/en/press-relea…
Omer Bartov, 13 August: theguardian.com/world/article/…
Haaretz, “The Numbers Show: Gaza War Is One of the Bloodiest in the 21st Century”, 14 August: haaretz.com/middle-east-ne…
Maryam Jamshidi, On Genocidal Intent, August: opiniojuris.org/2024/08/02/ref…
Forensic Architecture: cartographic analysis of the genocide in support of South Africa’s case in the ICJ: forensic-architecture.org/investigation/……
AOAV analysis that shows that vast majority of killed in Gaza are civilians: aoav.org.uk/2024/casualtie…
10 October 2024: UN Commission of Inquiry: Israel’s destruction of the health system in Gaza ohchr.org/en/press-relea…
8 November 2024: UN Commission of Inquiry: 70 percent of verified victims (October - 30 April) were children and women: ohchr.org/en/documents/r…
12 November 2024: 8 aid organisations of the systematic violation ICJ orders on humanitarian assistance, thereby establishing genocidal intent: oxfam.org/en/press-relea…
14 November 2024: UN Special Committee Report ohchr.org/en/press-relea…
North Gaza:
9 October 2024: 18 Aid organisations warn of dramatic escalation of humanitarian catastrophe in northern Gaza: oxfam.org.uk/media/press-re…
15 October: 38 organisations: “Northern Gaza is being wiped off the map”: oxfam.org/en/press-relea…
1 November: statement by 15 UN and humanitarian organisations: bit.ly/40pLGqx
Supplement to the syllabus on Israeli genocide in Gaza:
"Statement of Scholars in Holocaust and Genocide Studies on Mass Violence in Israel and Palestine since 7 October", 9 December 2023, contendingmodernities.nd.edu/global-current……
Forensic Architecture, 7 March 2024, "Humanitarian Violence: Israel’s Abuse of Preventative Measures in its 2023-2024 Genocidal Military Campaign in the Occupied Gaza Strip", content.forensic-architecture.org/wp-content/upl……
Amos Goldberg, 18 April 2024, "Yes, it is genocide", thepalestineproject.medium.com/yes-it-is-geno……
"Amount of Israeli bombs dropped on Gaza surpasses that of World War II", 4 June 2024, aa.com.tr/en/middle-east……
UN Expert Michael Fakhri, 17 July 2024: starvation, genocide, colonialism: ohchr.org/en/documents/t……
Nicola Perugini and Neve Gordon, 17 July 2024: "A Legal Justification for Genocide" jewishcurrents.org/human-shields-……
B'Tselem, August 2024, "Welcome to Hell: The Israeli Prison System as a Network of Torture Camps" btselem.org/sites/default/……
Meron Rappoport, 17 September 2024, "A plan to liquidate northern Gaza is gaining steam" 972mag.com/northern-gaza-……
Al-Haq, PCHR, Al-Mezan, "As Israel’s Genocide in Gaza Passes the One-Year Mark, International Inaction Fuels Renewed Wave of Genocidal Violence against Palestinians", alhaq.org/advocacy/24756……
VOX, 25 October 24, "Is Israel committing genocide? Reexamining the question, a year later": vox.com/politics/37891……
Amos Goldberg, 29 October 24, "What is happening in Gaza is a genocide because Gaza does not exist anymore", Le Monde, lemonde.fr/en/opinion/art……
Haaretz, 6 November 2024, North Gaza: "'A Siege Within a Siege': How Israel's Army Blocks Aid to Tens of Thousands of Gazans", archive.ph/a3Arn
HRW, 14 November, "“Hopeless, Starving, and Besieged”: Israel’s Forced Displacement of Palestinians in Gaza" hrw.org/report/2024/11……
William Schabas, "Top genocide scholar calls Starmer and Lammy ‘hypocrites’ over Gaza stance," 18 November, middleeasteye.net/news/top-genoc……
UN Special Committee warns General Assembly, 19 November, "A genocide is unfolding before our eyes: History will not forgive our inaction", ohchr.org/en/statements-……
ICC, 21 November, "Situation in the State of Palestine: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects the State of Israel’s challenges to jurisdiction and issues warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant" icc-cpi.int/news/situation……
-- Crucial legal background for period before the genocide:
ICJ, "Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem", 19 July 2024, icj-cij.org/case/186/advis…
Adding resources regarding genocide in North Gaza
adding Amnesty's report to the thread
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adding Daniel Blatman and Amos Goldberg article to the reading list in genocide in Gaza: archive.ph/Ncp9V
Updating the syllabus on the increasing consensus on Israel's commission of a genocide:
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