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By: TERRY HANSEN
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Regarding the destruction of Gaza, the United Nations has published a report by Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese naming dozens of companies—including arms manufacturers and technology firms—that profit from what she calls "the economy of genocide." Here's an excerpt:
"While life in Gaza is being obliterated and the West Bank is under escalating assault, this report shows why Israel's genocide continues: because it is lucrative for many."
Notably, prominent Israeli Holocaust and genocide scholars Amos Goldberg, Omer Bartov, Daniel Blatman, Raz Segal and Shmuel Lederman have all concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
Other genocide scholars who have reached this determination include Martin Shaw, author of the book "What is Genocide?"; Melanie O’Brien, president of the International Association of Genocide Scholars; and Dirk Moses, senior editor of the Journal of Genocide Research.
When institutions and corporations ignore the clear assessments of these scholars, they abandon both moral responsibility and international law. The cost of this silence is measured in human lives.
References:
Francesca Albanese speaks on the economy of genocideA Cartography of Genocide:
Israel's Conduct in Gaza Since October 2023(Report by research group Forensic Architecture)
Testimony of pediatric intensive care physician Tanya Haj-Hassan
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