Genocide

Replacements for Graham Platner as Democratic senate candidate 'won't fund Israel's genocide'

“Graham got into this race saying, ‘This is genocide,'” Wood said. “And I learned that it is so important in these moments to draw those moral lines.”

Sen. Bernie Sanders (center) stands with Troy Jackson (left), who is now running for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, and Graham Platner (right), who was then the Democrats' presumptive nominee, during Sanders' “Fighting Oligarchy” tour, May 24, 2026, in Orono, Maine.
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows speaks during a May Day rally organized by unions outside City Hall in Portland, Maine, on May 1, 2026.

Another Graham Platner potential replacement now says Israel committed genocide in Gaza

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at the Jews For Racial & Economic Justice’s (JFREJ) Seder in the Streets at Union Square on April 06, 2026 in New York City.

US Jews view Mamdani more favorably than Netanyahu, 7% say Hamas massacre justified - poll

Palestinian sympathizers contest a demonstration in solidarity with the Israeli people on May 14, 2021 in Naples, Italy.

Israeli tourist cancels Italy hotel booking after receiving 'No Room for Genocide' email


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Displaced Palestinians flee amid an Israeli military operation, following an Israeli evacuation order, in Gaza City, September 9, 2025.

South African politician stirs outrage with 'jihad' remarks, wrapped in keffiyeh

Dr. Naledi Pandor also claimed that Israel had been carrying out a “genocide” in Gaza since October 8, 2023, despite Israeli military operations not beginning until October 27.

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor, leads a webinar on the impact of COVID-19 on the African continent, OR Tambo Building, Pretoria. May 28, 2020.

Israeli citizen Elizabeth Tsurkov released, Qatari PM says nothing will stop it from mediating

Hamas takes credit for Jerusalem attack • IDF intercepts Houthi drone in Eilat area • Sa'ar confirms Israel agrees to US hostage deal • A-G says Ben-Gvir violating working terms

Smoke rises following Israel's strike on Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar, September 9, 2025.

Why is Yad Vashem silent on claims of Israeli genocide in Gaza? - opinion

One might have expected Yad Vashem to make a powerful rebuttal to claims of genocide in Gaza, but no such statement has been made.

A WOMAN walks past graffiti depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with text reading ‘Wanted: Netanyahu For Criminal Genocide,’ in Barcelona. The writer asks: Why does Yad Vashem stay silent?

'Never again can't only mean never again for Jews': Holocaust Museum LA retracts social media post

The museum said the post was "easily open to misinterpretation by some as a political statement reflecting the ongoing situation in the Middle East. That was not our intent.”

A protester (R) holds a placard reading "Never again is now, Free Palestine" during a demonstration in support of Palestinians on Dam Square, in Amsterdam, on November 2, 2024.

Genocide is a word that has lost all meaning since Gaza war - opinion

We live in a time when Parliament in the UK can debate Israel 10 times more than Sudan, where half a million children have starved to death.

FOREIGN MINISTER Gideon Sa’ar and German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul visit the Holocaust Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, in Berlin, in June.

Hamas's claims of genocide may lead to mass exodus from Gaza - opinion

From its perspective, Hamas must be careful what it wishes for. It is working to escalate the situation and create a humanitarian crisis to harm Israel, lead to sanctions against it, and isolate it.

Palestinians flee Gaza City.

Hundreds of academics call on IAGS to retract declaration of genocide in Gaza

In a letter finalized on Friday, the scholars charge the association with “critical errors” in its resolution, including failing to consider Hamas’ role in the deaths in Gaza.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivers an order on South Africa's genocide case against Israel in The Hague, Jan. 26, 2024.

Israel is not committing genocide: Exposing the distortion of law and truth - opinion

Despite repeated accusations, Israel’s actions in Gaza do not meet the legal definition of genocide and reflect self-defense, not intent to destroy a people.

IDF soldiers seen during operations in the Gaza Strip, August 27, 2025

'Genocide scholars' for $30? Easy entry, fake members undermine confidence in IAGS resolution

Those seeking to become "genocide scholars" inundated the website, with some applying as Nazi Leader Adolf Hitler or Star Wars villain Emperor Palpatine.

IDF soldiers sit on top of tanks at the Gaza border, August 26, 2025