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The New York Times Finally Stops Avoiding The G-Word (www.caitlinjohnst.one)
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by Caitlin Johnstone Jul 15, 2025

The New York Times has published an op-ed by a genocide scholar who says that he resisted acknowledging the truth of what Israel is doing in Gaza for as long as he could, but can no longer deny the obvious.

It’s an admission that may as well have come from The New York Times itself.

In an article titled “I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.”, a Brown University professor of Holocaust and genocide studies named Omer Bartov argues that “Israel is literally trying to wipe out Palestinian existence in Gaza,” and denounces his fellow Holocaust scholars for failing to acknowledge reality.

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[–] timewarp@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

If it was any other country they would have said genocide over a decade ago. All they're doing is admitting their bias, but not that they've learned from it.