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Whistleblower reveals corruption of IAGS standards and practices in a rush to pass its anti-Israel genocide resolution. [View all]
THIS IS THE JEWISH GROUPIn the rush to vilify Israel, genocide scholars ignored the truth
This week, the International Association of Genocide Scholars passed a resolution stating Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
Sept. 1 marked the 86th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland, the start of World War II and the subsequent Holocaust. This somber anniversary was also marked by breaking news that the International Association of Genocide Scholars passed a resolution declaring Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza. As a member of the association since 2013, I had been raising concerns about this deeply biased and inaccurate resolution for weeks. When it was first proposed to the IAGS membership in late July, I immediately connected with a number of fellow IAGS members who shared my concerns about the resolution and its incorrect assessment of Israel’s conduct in Gaza.
Among them was the biased so-called “expert” sources cited to support these erroneous claims. They included deeply questionable organizations and individuals, including Amnesty International (which rewrote the international definition of genocide to support its claims against Israel) and Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, whom the U.S. State Department condemned in June 2025 for “unabashed antisemitism, expressed support for terrorism, and open contempt for the United States, Israel, and the West.”
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I fought this resolution and lost. Out of an estimated 500 members, 108 voted to pass this resolution (per IAGS, for a resolution to pass, it requires a 2/3 majority from a quorum of at least 20% plus one of all paid-up IAGS members). I tried to advocate for transparency, but the leadership refused to disclose who authored this resolution. I was promised a forum for scholarly debate and discussion, but no town hall was held.
The headlines covering the results that IAGS actively reposted on its now-deleted X account presented the false perception of an overwhelming majority vote. There was none. Of the approximately 500 members, only 129 voted. Those who oppose this heinous, libelous resolution were silenced.
This week, the International Association of Genocide Scholars passed a resolution stating Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
Sept. 1 marked the 86th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland, the start of World War II and the subsequent Holocaust. This somber anniversary was also marked by breaking news that the International Association of Genocide Scholars passed a resolution declaring Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza. As a member of the association since 2013, I had been raising concerns about this deeply biased and inaccurate resolution for weeks. When it was first proposed to the IAGS membership in late July, I immediately connected with a number of fellow IAGS members who shared my concerns about the resolution and its incorrect assessment of Israel’s conduct in Gaza.
Among them was the biased so-called “expert” sources cited to support these erroneous claims. They included deeply questionable organizations and individuals, including Amnesty International (which rewrote the international definition of genocide to support its claims against Israel) and Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, whom the U.S. State Department condemned in June 2025 for “unabashed antisemitism, expressed support for terrorism, and open contempt for the United States, Israel, and the West.”
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I fought this resolution and lost. Out of an estimated 500 members, 108 voted to pass this resolution (per IAGS, for a resolution to pass, it requires a 2/3 majority from a quorum of at least 20% plus one of all paid-up IAGS members). I tried to advocate for transparency, but the leadership refused to disclose who authored this resolution. I was promised a forum for scholarly debate and discussion, but no town hall was held.
The headlines covering the results that IAGS actively reposted on its now-deleted X account presented the false perception of an overwhelming majority vote. There was none. Of the approximately 500 members, only 129 voted. Those who oppose this heinous, libelous resolution were silenced.
https://forward.com/opinion/766345/israel-genocide-scholars-gaza/
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