Overview

• The New Yorker profiles Holocaust historian Norman J. W. Goda, who rejects calling Israel’s Gaza campaign a genocide and argues the charge functions as a political tool.
• Goda questions reported death tallies and says some accusations weave in antisemitic tropes, while clarifying there is no evidence for claims such as booby‑trapped toys targeting children.
• The piece contrasts Goda with scholars including Omer Bartov, who argue the Gaza toll — cited as more than 60,000 Palestinians killed — meets the genocide threshold and merits public condemnation.
• A CounterPunch column by a Jewish author contends the term genocide is necessary despite fears of fueling antisemitism and describes backlash alongside examples of antisemitic vandalism.
• The CounterPunch author predicts the ICJ could eventually confirm a genocide finding and acknowledges this remains an expectation pending any formal ruling.