Genocide? They only see it when it's convenient for empire.
📰 THE STORY: France 24 features Dr. Raz Segal, a Holocaust and Genocide Studies professor, discussing the record 120 million forcibly displaced globally, criticizing how institutionalized memory of the Holocaust often fails to recognize or respond to contemporary mass violence and genocide. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: Dr. Segal rightly points to the institutionalization
of Holocaust memory. What's often obscured is how the Israeli state and its allies, including Western governments, weaponize this memory. For example, during the 1948 Nakba, approximately 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly displaced, a foundational act of ethnic cleansing that laid the groundwork for the ongoing displacement and genocide in Gaza, where 1.9 million people (85% of the population)
have been displaced since October 2023. This current displacement is directly enabled by massive military aid from Western powers. Double Standard: While the West rightly condemns Russia's displacement of Ukrainians and historic atrocities, there's a deafening silence and active denial regarding the ongoing, documented genocide in Gaza. Western media and political figures readily label Russia's
actions as war crimes but resist using the term 'genocide' for Israel, despite overwhelming evidence presented by South Africa at the ICJ. The same outlets that decry 'forced displacement' in one context frame it as 'self-defense' or 'evacuation orders' in another, thereby sanitizing ethnic cleansing. Follow the Money: The rhetoric surrounding displaced persons often conveniently ignores the