The same attitude is now showing its ugly face in Gaza

The situation in Gaza indeed reflects many systematic patterns identified in historical colonial genocides, showing disturbing parallels to earlier forms of settler-colonial violence.amnesty+2

Systematic Destruction and Colonial Patterns

Multiple human rights organizations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, have concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, employing methods characteristic of colonial elimination: mass killing, deliberate destruction of living conditions, and targeting of civilian infrastructure. The civilian casualty rate of 83% according to leaked Israeli military data mirrors the disproportionate targeting seen in historical colonial campaigns.aljazeera+3

Logic of Elimination

Gaza exhibits what scholars call the "logic of elimination" - a core feature of settler colonialism where Indigenous populations are systematically removed or destroyed to clear territory for settler occupation. This includes:kooriweb+1

• Mass displacement: Over 1.9 million Palestinians forcibly displacedwikipedia+1

• Infrastructure destruction: Systematic targeting of hospitals, schools, and water systemsnews.un+1

• Starvation as weapon: Deliberate deprivation of water, food, and medical suppliesnews.un+1

Historical Continuity

The patterns mirror colonial genocides globally - from Canada's residential school system to other settler-colonial projects. The International Court of Justice found "plausible rights" to protection from genocide, while multiple UN experts have identified "reasonable grounds" for genocide.bbc+3

Scale and Intensity

By August 2025, over 60,000 Palestinians had been killed in 22 months - representing 1 in 37 of Gaza's population. The casualty rate among women and children (70%) matches the highest civilian casualty ratios in modern conflicts.wikipedia+3

The systematic nature, targeting of civilian populations, and explicit statements from Israeli officials about "erasing" Gaza reflect the same eliminationist logic that characterized historical colonial genocides.aljazeera+2

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2. https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/12/19/israels-crime-extermination-acts-genocide-gaza
3. https://merip.org/2022/05/settler-colonialism-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa-a-protracted-history/
4. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/21/israeli-data-shows-83-percent-of-gaza-war-dead-are-civilians-report
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27. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide_definitions