The international community ought to be acknowledged for its role in blotting out the meaning of genocide since October 2023. Without global complicity, the Geneva Convention’s definition of genocide would have retained its relevance. Instead, as Israel killed Palestinians, world leaders dismissed Palestinian voices calling out the genocide. What veneer would have suited Israel better for its constant denial of its kill toll in Gaza?

As diplomats celebrated the ceasefire announcement, violated hundreds of times since by Israel, genocide was no longer the international community’s concern. The ceasefire cancelled genocide in diplomatic circles. When the UN Security Council passed the resolution which granted the US exclusive dominance over Gaza, the ceasefire was no longer a burden to observe. As talk turns towards the second phase of the US 20-point plan for Gaza, Israel found no difficulty in

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