You're right in that the Gallup poll in the article I cited does not specify "genocide" in its polling question but no one knows the sentiments of the individual respondents who may, indeed, agree that Netanyahu and his henchmen are, indeed, carrying out a genocide in Gaza.
The rational world is weary of the angry right wing Zionist apologists who parrot the same, tiresome Hasbara script pretending that an internationally recognized genocide is a "war" that suddenly, with no warning, occurred out of nowhere when cyclical violence is such a predictable consequence of relentless, illegal and provocative "Settlement" expansionism.
Of course what Hamas did on 7 October 2023 was horrific and inexcusable but it was no surprise especially when Israel's rabid and provocative "Settlers" routinely murder even West Bank Palestinians with not only impunity but with IDF complicity.
- "Israel Must Loudly Arrest the Murderous West Bank Settlers"
Or risk losing any moral authority in this war.
slate.com
EXCERPT "Since Hamasā Oct. 7 attack,
settlers there have killed more than 120 Palestinians and injured at least 2,000. They have forcibly expelled more than 800 Palestinians from their homes, blown up their generators and solar panels, and burned down tents of Bedouin herders.
Again: This has been going on not in Gaza but in the West Bankāwhich is governed by the Palestinian Authority, not by Hamas." CONTINUED
here are numerous Jewish groups that do not hesitate to condemn Netanyahu's murderous machinations as a genocide:
- āJews Against Genocide statement and actionā
www.ijan.org
EXCERPT āWe, Jews Against Genocide, came to Yad Vashem, Israelās memorial of the genocide committed against Jews, to honor the Palestinian children who are dying in a genocide committed by Jews.
We brought dolls to symbolise the children of Gaza, and tried to bring a glimpse of the horror that Gazanās face, to Israelās doorstep. We hope to show Israel, and the world, the absurd reality of using the memory of one genocide to justify another.ā CONTINUED
- āA Textbook Case of Genocideā
āIsrael has been explicit about what itās carrying out in Gaza. Why isnāt the world listening?ā
Israel has been explicit about what itās carrying out in Gaza. Why isnāt the world listening?
jewishcurrents.org
EXCERPT "But the assault on Gaza can also be understood in other terms: as a textbook case of genocide unfolding in front of our eyes. I say this as a scholar of genocide, who has spent many years writing about Israeli mass violence against Palestinians. I have written about settler colonialism and
Jewish supremacy in Israel, the distortion of the Holocaust to boost the
Israeli arms industry, the
weaponization of antisemitism accusations to justify Israeli violence against Palestinians, and the racist regime of Israeli
apartheid. ā CONTINUED
Among the complaints of these Jewish groups is the prostitution of the Holocaust as a sort of license to destroy Gaza and its people.
It is apparently one of history's cruel ironies that using the strict meaning of the word "genocide", the Holocaust cannot honestly be called a genocide because so many Jews were not only spared but became high ranking members of the Nazi party (1) and were very frequently made "Honorary Arians" in spite or their indisputable Jewish background.
[ Before you start howling "Holocaust denier", I am not disputing that the Holocaust happened and am only interested in discussing what constitutes a genocide.
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Additionally, there were about 150,000 Jews who fought in Hitler's military including about 25 who rose the rank of General.(2)
People under threat of Genocide are not given command of battleships or 100,000 soldiers or entire Air Force squadrons.
What was, apparently, more important than religious or ethnic background was political party affiliation as Germany considered its greatest threat to be that of Communism (3).
Since about 80% of the early Communist / Bolshevik Party's leadership was Jewish, it was the Communist Jews who were the most strongly opposed by Germany's National Socialists ( aka Nazis).
Still further evidence showing that the Holocaust was not a "genocide" in the pure sense of the word is Hitler's many friendships and working relationships he had with non Communist Jews.
Not only did Hitler have a Jewish doctor, a Jewish driver, Jewish friends in the art world, Jewish advisers, he even wrote a young Jewish "Pen Pal" that shared the same birthday named Rosa Nienau:
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I do not claim to be an expert on genocide or the many different genocides but I am in no position to dispute the findings of the 2 Jewish groups I just listed, do you?
(1). āList of Nazis of non-Germanic descentā
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nazis_of_non-Germanic_descent
EXCERPT āNotably, there were several high-ranking Nazis of full and partial Jewish descent. ā CONTINUED
(2). "Historian claims Hitler personally approved officers of Jewish descent to fight for Nazis"
ADOLF HITLER personally allowed at least 77 army officers of Jewish descent, including 25 generals, to fight for the Nazi causeā¦
ADOLF HITLER personally allowed at least 77 army officers of Jewish descent, including 25 generals, to fight for the Nazi causeā¦
www.irishtimes.com
EXCERPT "Many brothers, cousins and sons of these officers were not on this list, although they should have been there," he wrote. "The list is very spotty and there are most probably many other cases of this type."
The most senior general of Jewish origin was Field Marshall Erhard Milch, who rose to be general inspector of the Luftwaffe and was convicted of war crimes after 1945." CONTINUED
(3). "Exposing Stalinās Plan to Conquer Europe:ā¦"
Book Review Exposing Stalinās Plan to Conquer Europe How the Soviet Union āLostā the Second World War Poslednyaya Respublika (āThe Last Republicā), by Viktor Suvorov (Vladimir Rezun). Moscow: TKO ACT, 1996. 470 pages. Hardcover. Photographs. Reviewed by Daniel W. Michaels For several years now...
www.ihr.org
EXCERPT "In
Icebreaker, Suvorov details the deployment of Soviet forces in June 1941, describing just how Stalin amassed vast numbers of troops and stores of weapons along the European frontier, not to defend the Soviet homeland but in preparation for a westward attack and decisive battles on enemy territory." CONTINUED
(4). ā5 Jews Hitler Actually Likedā
History of Yesterday delves into the rich tapestry of our past to uncover the people, events, and cultures that have shaped the world we know today.
historyofyesterday.com
EXCERPT āSurprisingly, during this time in his life, Hitler also had extremely good relationships with Jewish people. At his house in Vienna, almost all of his friends were Jewish, with Josef Neumann being the closest.
And when Hitler took over Germany, he spared some of his old Jewish friends, kept some in his party, and even formed new friendships.ā CONTINUED