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That is a territorial/sovereignty claim (i.e., rejecting Palestinian sovereignty/statehood in that space). It is not an explicit call to kill, expel, or physica
by cbeach 9mo ago
That is a territorial/sovereignty claim (i.e., rejecting Palestinian sovereignty/statehood in that space). It is not an explicit call to kill, expel, or physically destroy Palestinians, nor does it literally say “for Jews only.”
Under the Genocide Convention, genocide requires specific intent (“intent to destroy, in whole or in part”) a protected group, plus one of the listed genocidal acts (killing; causing serious harm; inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about physical destruction; preventing births; forcibly transferring children).
- oa335 9mo ago> nor does it literally say “for Jews only.” You are incorrect. The official policy of the current government of Israel is ”the Jewish people have an exclusive right on all the land” between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River.” per the coalition agreement the Likud-led government made in 2022: https://archive.is/EYGLU https://archive.is/EYGLU
- cbeach 9mo agoWhat’s the source for that quote? The article you posted is from a news source I’ve never heard of and doesn’t cite its sources
- oa335 9mo agohttps://www.axios.com/authors/barak_ravid https://www.axios.com/authors/barak_ravid Here’s the coalition agreement, see article 118: https://main.knesset.gov.il/mk/government/Documents/CA37-RZ.pdf https://main.knesset.gov.il/mk/government/Documents/CA37-RZ.... Here’s another analysis of the coalition agreement that includes that same quote: https://www.ofekcenter.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/what-Israels-37th-governments-guiding-principles-and-coalition-agreements-mean-for-the-West-Bank-Jan-2023.pdf https://www.ofekcenter.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/wha...
- cbeach 9mo agoThank you.