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The 1948 Genocide Convention

Definition, application, and contested cases. The treaty text, the dolus specialis standard, ICJ jurisprudence, UN Commission of Inquiry findings, and the live scholarly debates on what does and does not meet the legal definition.

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INVESTIGATION · 2026-06-03

The Cascade: the ICJ never found a 'plausible genocide' — and the Guardian just corrected the identical lie a fifth time

The ICJ's 26 Jan 2024 order found a plausible RIGHT of Palestinians to be protected from genocide — not a plausible case of genocide. Former ICJ president Joan Donoghue corrected the press shorthand on the BBC. On 19 May 2026 the Guardian fixed the identical error a fifth time.

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COLUMN · 2026-05-16

No, Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza — and the number behind the charge comes from Hamas.

No. The genocide charge rests on casualty numbers from the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health, ignores the Hamas-started war of October 7, and ignores the human-shield tactic. The 1948 Convention's intent element is not met — and the figure carrying it was never Israel's.

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