• IndustryStandardOP
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      I like how that page sources one of the most prominent Israeli genocide deniers as an authority

      All definitions of genocide involve ethnicity, race, or religion as a motivational factor.[5] Genocide scholar Israel Charny has proposed a definition of genocide in the course of colonization.[7]

      Gaza Fight is Humanly and Legally Just - Israel Charny

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          According to the “scholar” Israel, the settler colonial genocide enterprise, is not committing genocide. So his definition can be thrown into the trash.

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              A definition of genocide which does not encompass the most obvious genocide in world history is a worthless definition of genocide.

              Plenty of other definitions exist of non genocide advocates.

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        Do you have an approved list of scholars that Wikipedia is allowed to reference on the subject?

        Seriously though the linked article seems pretty thoroughly referenced and it’s not like he’s the only source. He certainly has the academic background to be quoted and his Wikipedia page even calls out his views on Gaza.

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          Campists always do this. They find one source, reference, leader etc that is problematic, even if they have to stretch reality to do so, even if they are a minor participant, and use it to dismiss everything they disagree with

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            If you see Zionists the same as Nazis this would be akin to putting a Goebbels quote in the article.

            But you do not see Zionists as Nazis clearly.

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          All references to his work should be scrubbed as he clearly holds no expertise on the matter. If anything the opposite.

          Him being quoted in articles like this shows how infested Wikipedia is with propaganda. Israelis raid Wikipedia to put their own propagandists in there as authorities.