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Is it really contested per commonly accepted definitions of genocide? I thought it was just a controversial truth to state in public media.
Yeah, it seems the same as saying the 2020 US presidential election results are contested... which is technically true, but it'd be misleading to frame it that way.
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.
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.
Not really unless you count Israeli trolls and proxy-pressure as contesting it.