genocide

30 years since Rwanda’s genocide, and reflections on October 7's atrocities

The Rwandan genocide, unique in its horrific scale and speed, resulted in the loss of between 800,000 to one million lives, in just 100 days.

By NOAM BEDEIN
11/04/2024

Israeli academics face backlash signing letter accusing Israel of ‘plausible genocide’ in Gaza

The campus conflicts are especially notable in Israel, where institutions of higher education — including Sapir — are one of the few spaces in which Jewish and Arab Israelis interact.

By ASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA
10/04/2024

US defense secretary says there's no evidence of Israel committing genocide in Gaza

Austin's testimony was interrupted by multiple pro-Palestinian protesters who erupted into applause each time Capitol Hill police escorted a demonstrator out of the senate chamber. 

Sen. Elizabeth Warren on ICJ case against Israel: 'I believe that they’ll find that it is genocide'

On Monday, a spokesperson from Warren's office said the senator commented on the legal process and did not share her views on the question of genocide. 

'A president must learn how to count': FM Katz fires back at Brazil's Lula

Katz’s response did not hold back from acknowledging the error, writing that “there should be a law that every person who wishes to become president must learn to count.”

'Hallmarks of genocide' in Russian crimes across Ukraine, Ukrainian prosecutor says

Russia denies its troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine and said that some events, such as the alleged execution of Ukrainian civilians in Bucha, were staged.

By REUTERS
02/04/2024

UN special adviser on prevention of genocide urges action for Gaza ceasefire

She emphasizes the need for urgent support to end the conflict's suffering amidst rising hate rhetoric.

Hebrew University reinstates professor who made anti-Israel comments

Shalhoub-Kevorkian “clarified that as a critical feminist researcher, she believes all the victims and does not doubt their words, and that she did not deny the fact that on October 7 there were case

Kosovo isn’t Gaza, and Gaza isn’t Kosovo

War crimes. Genocide. Crimes against humanity. These terms have been repeated so regularly over the past six months concerning Israel’s war against Hamas that they have begun to lose their meaning.

Over 70 Rohingya dead or missing after boat capsizes off Indonesia's Aceh

More than 2,300 Rohingya arrived in Indonesia last year, UNHCR data showed, surpassing the number of arrivals in the previous four years combined.

By REUTERS
22/03/2024
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