Rayhan Kobir

The genocide going on Palestine. Content Warning. AI-Generated.

The Situation in Palestine: Is There a Coming Genocide? The ongoing conflict that is raging between Israel and Palestine has reached a terrible and tragic crescendo, which has attracted the ire of people all over the world. Human rights groups, political leaders, and concerned citizens all around the world are describing the treatment of Palestinians as a genocide as the violence escalates. A Historical Perspective The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been going on for more than a century, but the modern crisis started in 1948 with the creation of the state of Israel and the subsequent exodus of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, which is called the "nakba," or "catastrophe." Palestinians have been subjected to systematic discrimination, military occupation, and statelessness ever since. In recent decades, the Gaza Strip, home to over 2 million Palestinians, has become a flashpoint for violence. Gaza has been under an Israeli-Egyptian blockade since 2007 and is frequently referred to as the largest open-air prison in the world. It has limited access to essentials like clean water, electricity, and medical care. Genocide allegations The term "genocide" is not used lightly. Defined by the UN as acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, genocide includes killing members of the group, causing serious bodily or mental harm, and deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about its destruction. There is more and more evidence of such acts in Gaza and the West Bank. Mass civilian casualties from airstrikes, the destruction of hospitals, schools, and refugee camps, and systematic deprivation of food and medical aid have led many observers to argue that the conditions fit the legal definition of genocide.