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If Gaza is 'genocide,' what was Tokyo?
Original: If Gaza is ‘genocide,’ what was Tokyo?
A commentary piece argues that if Israel's campaign in Gaza is labeled genocide, then the 1945 American firebombing of Tokyo, which killed roughly 100,000 civilians in a single night, would qualify even more so. The author uses the wartime precedent to challenge how the term genocide is applied, sparking debate over the definitions of war crimes, total war, and genocide in the Gaza conflict.
Why now: The piece is fuelling an ongoing debate over whether Israel's war in Gaza meets the legal definition of genocide.
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- If Gaza is ‘genocide,’ what was Tokyo? · JNS.org
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