The war of words
It is grating to hear some politicians and podcasters falsely say Israel committed “genocide” because it fought a legal and just defensive war in response to the Hamas attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7,…
Assessment
A defender of Israel objects to the 'genocide' label, grounding the protest in the legal and historical origin of that term after the Holocaust. The piece asserts the accusation began before Israel's military campaign, framing it as a coordinated rhetorical weapon rather than a good-faith claim. The writer invokes a scriptural verse as a closing response. Readers might watch whether this language gains or loses institutional traction in international bodies or mainstream media coverage.