European Scholars Cave to Social Pressure to Scream “Genocide”
Beware those with “Zionist-tinged” views.
February 2, 2026
Beware those with “Zionist-tinged” views.
It’s not especially surprising that Israel has been accused of committing “genocide” in Gaza; such accusations have been leveled against the IDF since the 1980s. What is surprising is that experts have been willing to endorse and peddle this libel, that the International Association of Genocide Scholars has declared it true, and that so few of those who know better have protested. Maarten Boudry, a Belgian professor of philosophy, points to “social pressure” on academics to conform:
Beware those with “Zionist-tinged” views.
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It’s not especially surprising that Israel has been accused of committing “genocide” in Gaza; such accusations have been leveled against the IDF since the 1980s. What is surprising is that experts have been willing to endorse and peddle this libel, that the International Association of Genocide Scholars has declared it true, and that so few of those who know better have protested. Maarten Boudry, a Belgian professor of philosophy, points to “social pressure” on academics to conform:
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