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Peter Maass says it so we don't have to.
"The victims of genocide — which Jews were in the Holocaust — are not gifted with the right to perpetrate one."
Free, so read it.
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide is found here:
https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/genocide.shtml
Depending on interpretation US conduct in WWII and the Viet Nam war could meet that standard.
While I'm at it, the US has been in frequent violation of Declaration of Helsinki domestically and indications of foreign violations. Many due to CIA fuckery.
"There are no 100% heroes."
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𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧, 𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭, 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥’𝐬 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐚 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞
Warren made the remark as she visited a mosque and was asked by constituents if she believed Israel was committing genocide. Warren said, “If you want to do it as an application of law, I believe that they’ll find that it is genocide, and they have ample evidence to do so.”
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/9/headlines/elizabeth_warren_a_legal_expert_admits_israels_actions_in_gaza_meet_definition_of_genocide