If Israel’s war in Gaza is ‘genocide,’ so is every modern war ever fought

Published September 16, 2026 10:00am ET | Updated September 16, 2026 10:09am ET



The word “genocide” is thrown around by Israel-haters to conjure up Nazi imagery for credulous Western leftists. That’s the beginning and end of it.

It’s a hoax. And whenever you point out the low civilian-to-combat ratio, or note there was never any famine, or mention that the population of Gaza has possibly grown since the war began, “genocide” accusers begin pettifogging and relying on legalistic language to make their point.

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