Anti-Israel Narrative on Gaza War Leads Many To Search for New Ways To Define Genocide, Famine

‘Redefining famine and redefining genocide — this is something Hamas is absolutely for,’ an analyst tells the Sun. ‘Hamas will even go a bit further, and instead of helping Palestinian civilians, it exacerbates the issue.’

AP/Matias Delacroix
Israeli soldiers carry the flag-draped casket of 1st Sergeant Yuval Shoham, who was killed in a battle in the Gaza Strip, during his burial at the Mount Herzl military cemetery, Jerusalem, December 30, 2024. AP/Matias Delacroix

When it comes to Gaza, the dumbing down of definitions is a growing trend: If the accepted definition of genocide fails to describe Israel’s war against the genocidal Hamas fighters, a new definition must be found. Famine? If the shoe doesn’t fit, let’s not acquit. When weather phenomena won’t cooperate, they too must be re-defined. 

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