Brown University professor Omer Bartov, a renowned Holocaust scholar and former Israeli soldier, has declared Israel's actions in Gaza a genocide in a New York Times op-ed. He joins other Israeli and international scholars who have reached the same conclusion, citing Israel's systematic destruction of Gaza's infrastructure and the expressed intent of Israeli officials. This assertion follows reports from Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and UN experts, all indicating that Israel's actions meet the criteria of genocide. Bartov warns of the potential erosion of Holocaust studies due to Israel's use of the Holocaust to deflect criticism of its actions in Gaza.

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