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In Spain, ‘Genocide’ Becomes a Political Test Over Gaza

A Galician parliament fight underscores a collision of legal definition with moral claim in current commentary.

Overview

  • An ABC opinion column says opposition parties in Galicia are pressing to include the word “genocide” in a parliamentary text, framing it as a litmus test for the PP.
  • La Vanguardia’s Marta Rebón cites experts who describe Israeli conduct in Gaza as a genocidal process, presenting the argument as part of an urgent call to halt ongoing harm.
  • Rebón contrasts Raphael Lemkin’s broader concept with the 1948 Genocide Convention’s narrower standard that requires specific intent, noting the legal line drawn between military and genocidal targets.
  • The column stresses that genocide can be recognized without Holocaust‑scale numbers, pointing to the Srebrenica ruling as a precedent.
  • Both pieces reflect that the term’s usage is contested in Spain, with moral and political signaling intensifying even as definitive legal determinations remain unresolved.