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"As per the Genocide Convention, the crime of genocide occurs only where there is specific 'intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group'," he said in the letter seen by Reuters.

"The government has not concluded that Israel is acting with that intent."

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[–] Naich@lemmings.world 28 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

So Israel is just lobbing bombs in at random while starving them, and accidentally destroying a national ethnic group?

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 27 points 1 month ago

Ah, OK. Thank you, England, for helping to create a far more clear definition of "genocide".

Now I understand that, when a leader says "they deserve to all die" openly on national news, while actively carpet bombing them, it doesn't mean they have an intent to destroy a certain group.

Looking back I realise how very silly it was to mistake something so direct and obvious as genocide.

[–] Mihies@programming.dev 26 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Basically they say that you're free to genocide everything as long as the~~y~~ intent is not advertised. They also say that any form of protest is a crime, right. What a lovely country Britain is.

[–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 month ago

But the intent is advertised. Politicians of the ruling coalition have publicly referred to biblical myths of peoples getting exterminated by the Hebrews when referring to the Palestinians.

[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago

"We've investigated our co conspirators and determined they've done nothing wrong"

[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

That's strange. The International Association of Genocide Scholars explicitly said that Israel's actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of Genocide under Article II of the UN Genocide Convention.

https://genocidescholars.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IAGS-Resolution-on-Gaza-FINAL.pdf

I guess we can trust a government that is actively supporting Israel and repressing protests to be telling us the truth, and a Prime Minister who said it was ok to cut off electricity and water to two million people in Gaza.

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Duh they’re just setting up a resort for the Palestinians /s

Jesus fucking Christ

[–] Runaway@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 month ago

So as long as Israel states the destruction of the Palestinians is an entirely foreseeable and necessary byproduct, but not it's primary goal, it's cool. Dumb as hell

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Did they also conclude that what they did in India isn't genocide?

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 4 points 1 month ago

That’s the moderate position. They have also refrained from denouncing claims of genocide as an antisemitic libel and joining US sanctions against the ICC, so they’re walking a tightrope here.

[–] lmdnw@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

David Lammy deserves the gallows. He should be dancing up there along with the rest of the Zionists.

[–] Smeagol666@crazypeople.online 0 points 1 month ago

"You haven't beeeeen?"