This is 100% meeting the definition of genocide, so we are not using this word because we "love it", we are using it because it's the correct word to use. That's what words are for.
Also, the world's biggest international court issued an arrest for the war crimes of Netanyahu: https://www.icc-cpi.int/defendant/netanyahu. And not every war is genocide, but this one is, because it fits the definition of genocide. That's how words work. Oh, and it also has a wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_genocide. Also, OJ did it.
- hitting hospitals (https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250518-more-than-1...)
- hitting civilian infrastructure (https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israel-bombs-civilian-sit...)
- hitting civilians (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_bombing_of_the_Gaza_St...)
- displacement (https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/05/1163306)
- dehumanizing the enemy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_stereotypes_of_Palestin...)
- stopping aid (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9q4w99je78o)
- starvation (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/world/middleeast/gaza-fam...)
This is 100% meeting the definition of genocide, so we are not using this word because we "love it", we are using it because it's the correct word to use. That's what words are for.
Also, the world's biggest international court issued an arrest for the war crimes of Netanyahu: https://www.icc-cpi.int/defendant/netanyahu. And not every war is genocide, but this one is, because it fits the definition of genocide. That's how words work. Oh, and it also has a wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_genocide. Also, OJ did it.