Genocide

Hashim Thaci convicted of murder, torture, and detention in Kosovo war crimes trial

Thaci was convicted over the killing of 96 people, as well as the illegal detention of 385 people and torture of 303 during Kosovo’s 1990s conflict with Serbia.

People pass near a banner depicting former Kosovo's President Hashim Thaci and former parliament speaker Kadri Veseli, in Skenderaj, Kosovo September 15, 2026.
The 83rd Venice International Film Festival - Photocall for the documentary "Naza" in Competition

The legal, ethical war which 'NAZA' highlights and Israel is still barely showing up for - comment

A new billboard about the GazaGenoLIE.com campaign in the center of Times Square, next to the NASDAQ

Gaza GenoLIE: The campaign fighting “a modern blood libel”

Cuba's foreign minister says no negotiations despite "genocidal" blockade

Cuba's Foreign Minister says there are no talks with the US as the blockade continues


The Odyssey holds a mirror to the breakdown of human society after October 7 - opinion

This may be history’s most important warning: Barbarism does not always come from outside. Sometimes it grows from within a society that regards itself as enlightened.

ZENDAYA PLAYS the apparition of Athena who appears to Odysseus (Matt Damon) and gives him some aphoristic guidance.

Turkey requests 'red notice' be issued against Netanyahu 'at international level'

The request announced by Turkish Justice Minister Akın Gürlek follows an IDF strike on the Abu al-Duhur military airfield in northwestern Syria's Idlib province on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a state ceremony reburying Shimon and Rivka Herzl, the grandparents of Theodor Herzl, on Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem, August 5, 2026

The genocide lie (GenoLIE): An unconventional weapon of mass destruction - opinion

Imagine if international responses to the October 7 massacre had been immediate and unequivocal. Instead, history will recall responses of silence, denial, justification, and attacks on Jews.

Gaza GenoLIE logo.

Global coalition of orgs launch ‘Gaza GenoLIE’ initiative to counter ‘modern blood libel’

Liora Rez, executive director of StopAntisemitism, said: “Calling Israel’s defensive war against Hamas a ‘genocide’ is not activism; it is a modern blood libel dressed up in academic language.”

Gaza GenoLIE logo.

The West’s illusions about Erdogan’s denialism was outrageous. The reaction to it was revealing

Erdogan, a major NATO leader had effectively declared his nation innocent of every crime commonly associated with the empire, and the world moved on with remarkable ease.

Turkish President and Leader of the Justice and Development (AK) Party, Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses to the party members during the AK Party Group Meeting at the Grand National Assembly of Turkiye in Ankara, Turkiye on February 25, 2026.

Maine rabbis call for peace, urge politicians to stop calling Gaza war a ‘genocide’

The use of the term has become a “currency for acquiring power and position in Maine’s Democratic party,” Rabbi Rachel Isaacs told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Congregation Beth Israel is the oldest synagogue in Bangor, Maine.

Zohran Mamdani's genocide accusation matters far beyond Israel - opinion

Using "genocide" to describe Israel weakens the term's meaning and fuels hostility toward New York's Jewish community.

DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks outside the Islamic Cultural Center of the Bronx on Friday. The writer asks: Does Mamdani still not understand that anti-Israel rhetoric has generated a sharp spike in antisemitic violence?

Pro-Palestinian activists convicted of criminal damage after targeting Picasso artwork

The incident took place at the National Gallery in London, where two Youth Demand activists approached Pablo Picasso’s 1901 masterpiece Motherhood and taped a graphic poster over its glass cover.

Protesters dressed as suffragettes as chant their message and hold signs during the demonstration at National Gallery on March 6, 2026 in London, England.

It’s time for New Yorkers to reject Zohran Mamdani’s dangerous ‘genocide’ libel - opinion

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's video last week accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of genocide should concern every New Yorker and every American.

A person holds an image of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a rally organised by "End Jew Hatred" in opposition to him in New York City, US, July 26, 2026.

Recognition of Armenian Genocide belongs to Israel, not to one government - opinion

The Knesset's postponement need not be a setback. If the next parliament completes the process, recognition of the Armenian Genocide should be completed in order to do the right thing.

The Knesset plenum is seen during a vote on the communications reform, in Jerusalem, July 16, 2026