The International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS), a 500-member academic body founded in 1994, passed a resolution finding that Israel's policies and actions in Gaza meet the 1948 UN Genocide Convention definition. The resolution won overwhelming support, with 86 percent of members voting in favour. The resolution calls on Israel to halt deliberate attacks on civilians, starvation, deprivation of humanitarian aid, water, fuel and other essentials, sexual and reproductive violence, and forced displacement. The declaration reflects a growing consensus within genocide studies and places legal and moral obligations on the international community to protect civilians and pursue accountability.
The International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS), a 500-member body of academics founded in 1994, passed a resolution on Monday, stating that Israel's policies and actions in Gaza fulfil the definition of genocide set out in the 1948 United Nations Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
It called on Israel to halt deliberate attacks on civilians, including children; starvation; deprivation of humanitarian aid, water, fuel, and other essentials; sexual and reproductive violence; and forced displacement.
This is a definitive statement from experts in the field of genocide studies that what is going on on the ground in Gaza is genocide, said Melanie O'Brien, IAGS president and professor of international law at the University of Western Australia, speaking to the Reuters news agency on Monday.
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