The document cites 'unprecedented combat conditions' created by Hamas, including the deployment of thousands of boobytrapped homes and hundreds of kilometers of tunnels. Signatories, including Benny Morris and Dina Porat, also claim that the conflict has been obscured by the conflation of combatants with 'journalists' and 'human rights workers' to disguise the nature of the fighting.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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6,000 Scholars and Legal Experts Reject Gaza Genocide Charge
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Niall Ferguson and Deborah Lipstadt joined a coalition of experts in producing a written statement that challenges assertions regarding the war in the Gaza Strip. A group of 6,000 prominent historians and law specialists signed the letter to formally oppose the charge of genocide against Israel.
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