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Jimmy Wales (wikipedia founder) joins Gaza genocide talk page, says Genocide is contested and pleades for "neutrality" (en.wikipedia.org)
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Quote from him:

I assume good faith of everyone who has worked on this Gaza “genocide” article. At present, the lede and the overall presentation state, in Wikipedia’s voice, that Israel is committing genocide, although that claim is highly contested.

A neutral approach would begin with a formulation such as: “Multiple governments, NGOs, and legal bodies have described or rejected the characterization of Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide.”

Respect for Jimmy Wales 📉📉

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[–] 32 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Is it really contested per commonly accepted definitions of genocide? I thought it was just a controversial truth to state in public media.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    It is contested. Not here on most lemmy sites or even Reddit. One typically gets banned for even mentioning a subtle deviation from the hive mind, so it's understandable that you wouldn't know.

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  • [–] 13 points 10 months ago

    It is not at all contested per common definitions of genocide, which was the question.

    Lawyers call it genocide. Historians call it genocide. International bodies that specialise in discussing genocide all call it genocide.

    https://theconversation.com/is-israel-committing-genocide-in-gaza-we-asked-5-legal-and-genocide-experts-how-to-interpret-the-violence-262688

    The only people who disagree are the Israeli government and their supporters. So, Jimmy Wales' position is partisan bullshit.

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