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Israel committing genocide in Gaza, world's top scholars on the crime say
International Association of Genocide Scholars resolution backed by 86% of members who votedThe world’s leading genocide scholars’ association has backed a resolution stating that Israel’s actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of the crime.
Out of the International Association of Genocide Scholars’s (IAGS) 500 members, 28% took part in the vote. Of those who voted, 86% supported the resolution. The resolution states that “Israel’s policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide in article II of the United Nations convention for the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide (1948).”
The three-page resolution passed by the body calls on Israel to “immediately cease all acts that constitute genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity against Palestinians in Gaza, including deliberate attacks against and killing of civilians including children; starvation; deprivation of humanitarian aid, water, fuel, and other items essential to the survival of the population; sexual and reproductive violence; and forced displacement of the population.”
The resolution said the IAGS recognised that “since the horrific Hamas-led attack of 7 October 2023, which itself constitutes international crimes”, the government of Israel had engaged in systematic and widespread crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide, including indiscriminate and deliberate attacks against the civilians and civilian infrastructure, including hospitals, homes and commercial buildings, of Gaza.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/01/israel-committing-genocide-in-gaza-worlds-top-scholars-on-the-say
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As of September 2025, Senator Bernie Sanders has been consistent in his position of avoiding the legal term "genocide" regarding Israel's actions in Gaza.
Collins challenges Sanders' response to allegations of genocide by Israel
CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asks Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to address whether Israel's actions in Gaza can be classified as genocide.
CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asks Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to address whether Israel's actions in Gaza can be classified as genocide.
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In the rush to vilify Israel, genocide scholars ignored the truth
This week, [21.6%] the International Association of Genocide Scholars passed a resolution stating Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
Under normal circumstances, [genocide scholar Dr. Sara] Brown said, any member can propose a resolution, which goes before a committee for comments and feedback. Controversial or high-stakes resolutions are brought before a virtual town hall to discuss the text. This time, when the resolution was proposed on an IAGS listserv, Brown said that she and others attempted to publish a dissent that was deleted by the moderators.
“One of the executive board members who moderates the listserv refused to publish it and said they are going to have a town hall,” Brown recalled. “Weeks passed as we waited for the town hall … I reached out to ask the president of the executive board when it would happen, and was told ‘we don’t have to hold one and we’re not going to.'”
In addition, Brown said, the resolution was posted anonymously, and the executive board refused to reveal its authorship, an unusual move that “raised red flags.”
“It’s very telling about the biases and agenda of the leadership that they refused to host a town hall … There is no interest in having a transparent dialog and debate about such an important and damning [resolution] in terms of the reputation of the IAGS,” Brown said.
This week, [21.6%] the International Association of Genocide Scholars passed a resolution stating Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
Under normal circumstances, [genocide scholar Dr. Sara] Brown said, any member can propose a resolution, which goes before a committee for comments and feedback. Controversial or high-stakes resolutions are brought before a virtual town hall to discuss the text. This time, when the resolution was proposed on an IAGS listserv, Brown said that she and others attempted to publish a dissent that was deleted by the moderators.
“One of the executive board members who moderates the listserv refused to publish it and said they are going to have a town hall,” Brown recalled. “Weeks passed as we waited for the town hall … I reached out to ask the president of the executive board when it would happen, and was told ‘we don’t have to hold one and we’re not going to.'”
In addition, Brown said, the resolution was posted anonymously, and the executive board refused to reveal its authorship, an unusual move that “raised red flags.”
“It’s very telling about the biases and agenda of the leadership that they refused to host a town hall … There is no interest in having a transparent dialog and debate about such an important and damning [resolution] in terms of the reputation of the IAGS,” Brown said.
https://jewishinsider.com/2025/09/international-association-of-genocide-scholars-resolution-israel-sara-brown/
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"86% of the members who voted" was the tip off.
Out of 500 members, 126 voted. In other words, 25.2% of the members voted for the anonymous resolution distributed through a listserv. 109 of the those who voted wanted the resolution passed.
In other words, 21.8% (not 86%) of the IAGS members voted in favor of the resolution vilifying Israel. And due to its "you too can be a genocide scholar if you pay us $30" policy, 20% of the IAGS members are currently located in Iran. That information was available to journalists at the time that the story about the scam resolution broke.
However, IAGS has deleted its twitter account and closed down access to its membership list in an effort at damage control concerning the scam resolution that 74.8% of the IAGS members did not vote for.
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The Guardian (and any other media outlet) that fell for this scam without doing even the most research should be ashamed.
Rage baiting clicks is a great way for the MSM to raise revenue, but a downright disgusting abrogation of journalistic duty.
