Genocide Allegations Against Israel Raised by Prominent Human Rights Group

(Photos: Wikimedia Commons) - The human rights organization, B’Tselem, has released a striking report that acknowledges the actions of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government against Palestinians in Gaza as genocide. This marks a significant moment, being the inaugural declaration of its kind from an Israeli entity.Since Netanyahu initiated extensive bombing campaigns following the October 7 Hamas attacks, many so-called Israeli human rights groups have overlooked the scale of Palestinian casualties. Even honest critiques of Israel's policies toward Palestinians have frequently been dismissed as anti-Semitic.B’Tselem emphasized that the atrocities of the October 7 attacks, which targeted primarily civilians and included numerous war crimes, sparked a drastic shift in Israeli policy towards Palestinians, catalyzing a transformation from repression to intended annihilation.Amid nearly two years of ongoing bombardments leading to the deaths of over 60,000 Palestinians, B’Tselem warns that Israel’s genocidal approach may extend beyond Gaza, threatening the West Bank as well.