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This graph looks more like what I would expect from war rather than what I would expect from genocide. But many people are calling this genocide, so it seems likely this is a more complex issue. Why are people saying this is more like genocide?
Edited: I am leaving the comment here, but it appears I am actually ignorant on the definition of genocide. It doesn't relate to a set amount of deaths and other conflicts with fewer deaths have been labeled as genocide, so my point was totally wrong.
It's because the term genocide has been weaponized. People are redefining the term to be "whatever Israel is doing" to create a false equivalency between what Hamas did on October 7 and the war those actions started. It's a "both sides" mentality from people that confuse sympathy for Palestinians with sympathy for Hamas.
It's very disgusting logic when you think about it. People feel that if they can prove that both sides have committed genocide, then the genocide perpetrated by Hamas is somehow justified.
There's a lot of raw emotion at play here people that have been subjected to imagery of dead children tend not to be able to parse the logic they're promoting.
But in the end Hamas committed genocide, Israel has not. That fact makes it difficult for people to attend protests where people cosplay as Hamas, so it's generally rejected to preserve the convenient narrative and not feel guilty over not having the courage to call out blatant antisemitism.
I think it's hyperbolic to say all the protestors are antisemitic. I'm sure some are, but perhaps some people just don't want civilians starving to death. This does not imply that Hamas and Jewish people are both to blame in the same amount. I don't know all the details of the complex history. The idea that all the people protesting are all secretly just racist and that's the reason why they are protesting is a gross simplification.