John Quiggin on Nostr: The Economist offers lame defence of Israel against genocide charges. Doesn't even ...

The Economist offers lame defence of Israel against genocide charges. Doesn't even mention the evidence (on the ground and from Israeli government ministers) that the aim of the war is to terrorise Palestinians into leaving en masse, at which point they will (it is hoped) cease to exist as a separate people.

That's not an open-and-shut case, but it will require more of a response than "self-defence against Hamas"

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/01/18/charging-israel-with-genocide-makes-a-mockery-of-the-court