What’s happening in Gaza is not genocide: Biden
US President Joe Biden has strongly defended Israel, saying Israeli forces are not committing genocide in their military campaign against Hamas militants in Gaza in a rejection of criticism from pro-Palestinian protesters. Read more
The ICJ and the crime of genocide
January 12, 2024 by Ran Yaakoby
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The definition of genocide was coined in 1944 by Jewish Lawyer Raphael Lemkin, who promoted the establishment of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 1948, in the aftermath of the Holocaust committed by the Nazis against the Jewish people during WWII. Read more
NZ Labour labels Israel’s attack on Gaza as genocide
New Zealand Labour has labelled Israel’s attacks in Gaza as genocide in a parliamentary debate that ended with unanimous support for “urgent steps towards a ceasefire”. Read more
ECAJ says no to using Parliament to deny genocide
November 20, 2013 by J-Wire Staff
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American Professor Justin McCarthy campaigns around the world against the recognition of the Armenian genocide…and has been to use Parliament House as a venue. Read more
