# How using the charge of genocide demonizes Israel

- Published: 2026-10-15T21:07:00Z
- Updated: 2026-10-18T12:51:26Z
- Section: Breaking
- Language: English (en)
- Source: Haaretz — https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-10-16/ty-article-opinion/.premium/how-using-the-charge-of-genocide-demonizes-israel/000001a1-411c-d1eb-abe1-753ca0d40000
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Rejecting the 'genocide' campaign doesn't require us to deny Israel's war crimes. But distinguishing between the crimes actually committed and the blood libel obliges us to undertake a genuine and in-depth moral reckoning of our conduct

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