A genocide for genocide scholars, an inconvenience for our governments.
Will anything happen after the International Association of Genocide Scholars released their declaration calling Israel’s actions in Gaza as constituting genocide?
The grotesque “So what now?” question reveals how our governments – except for a small number of countries – have been treating this genocide until now.
For them, the annihilation of a people has been one big inconvenience.
This is what my episode – available only as a podcast episode with no video this time – is about. Although it’s only seven minutes long, I’ve included an excerpt of it for you here on YouTube, which is also shareable on Instagram and TikTok.
As always: stay strong, check on others, and keep your heart open.
❤️💔❤️
Justina
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