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Just days after Hamas unleashed its death squads to behead kibbutzniks with shovels, and Israel, with a quick clench of an already tightened fist, began its total siege and terror-bombing of Gaza, the Israeli academic Raz Segal sounded an early warning. Deprived of the essentials of life and denied the possibility of escape, the captive Palestinians of Gaza face a “textbook case of genocide.” Israel’s “genocidal assault,” Segal wrote in Jewish Currents, is &#x2...

The U.N.’s Genocide Convention excuses more perpetrators of mass murder than it condemns.

"Inhuman," "savage," "barbarian," "Nazi" - none of these can adequately describe the level of depravity Hamas committed.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top Israeli officials have referred to Hamas militants as "the new Nazis." But as horrific as the Oct. 7 massacre was, what does it really mean to make such a comparison 80 years after the Holocaust? And how can we rightly describe what's happening in Gaza?

The Israeli military says its ground forces are now fighting in “the depths” of Gaza City, which suggests they have entered the tunnel system Hamas operates from.

Words to describe acts of killing such as homicide, infanticide and suicide entered English from the 13th century onwards. Genocide, with similar Latin, as well as Greek, roots was coined much later.

What certain fighting words mean and why they matter.

War crime, in international law, a serious violation of the laws and customs of war. The term war crime has been difficult to define with precision, and its usage has evolved constantly, particularly since the end of World War I. Learn more about war crimes in this article.

What exactly was done to the Armenians before World War I? What is the official definition of genocide, and what is the debate around whether or not the Armenian massacre can be called one?

The consequences of German actions on Polish lands during World War II should be regulated in a bilateral agreement concluded by the Polish and German governments.