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Should King Charles apologise for the genocide of First Nations people when he visits Australia?

King Charles and Queen Camilla will visit Australia from Friday on a five-day tour of Canberra and Sydney.

The Conversation

ICJ ruling shows the limits of our notions of genocide, rendering the mass killing in Gaza unnameable

The ICJ ruling proves the Eurocentric notion of genocide cannot adequately frame the colonialist form of mass killing occuring in Gaza now.

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ICJ case against Israel could finally empower the genocide convention

South Africa’s claim of genocide in Gaza is only the second time a state has tried to litigate the perceived atrocities of another

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Journalists need to keep talking about genocide

Genocide is far from rare but it’s a term journalists seemingly struggle to apply to world events. It must be said out loud, again and again.

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The landmark Genocide Convention has had mixed results since the UN approved it 75 years ago

Seventy-five years ago, in the wake of Nazi atrocities, the world made a vow.

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Israel-Gaza: what the term genocide means under international law – podcast

In the weeks since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 and the Israeli bombardment and ground assault on Gaza, both sides have traded accusations of genocide. Hamas killed 1,200 Israelis and took more than 200 hostage, while Israel’s subsequent aerial and ground attacks on Gaza have killed more…

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Both Israel and Palestinian supporters accuse the other side of genocide – here's what the term actually means

Is genocide taking place in the Middle East?

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If we’re forbidden from looking history in the eye during this horrific war, we’re doomed to repeat it

Palestinians and Israelis are bound together in suffering. Seeking to untangle this, as the UN has, should not be seen as making excuses for Hamas, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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EXPLAINER: Why does it matter if US calls Ukraine genocide

President Joe Biden says Russia’s attack on Ukraine and Ukrainians amounts to “genocide."

The Independent UK

What is the legal definition of genocide and how is it prosecuted?

Ukraine’s leaders accuse Russian military of carrying out atrocities as brutal invasion continues

The Independent UK

What is the legal definition of genocide and how is it prosecuted?

Ukraine’s leaders accuse Russian military of carrying out atrocities a month into brutal invasion

The Independent UK

Putin's claims that Ukraine is committing genocide are baseless, but not unprecedented

Ideas abound about why Russian President Vladimir Putin attacked Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. But Putin himself offered one unexpected – and unfounded – justification on Feb. 23 during a televised speech.

The Conversation

Commentary: What can we do after a hostage-taker shatters the serenity of Shabbat?

Shalom, in Hebrew, can mean both “hello” and “peace.” To say Shabbat shalom, therefore, is to greet the Sabbath and describe its serenity. Or perhaps, to say hello to peace.

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