Skip to content

Center on Capital & Social Equity

Exploring economic inequality – Advocating for the bottom 50%

Menu
  • Home
  • About Us
  • News Blog
  • Legacy Site
  • Our Work
  • Research & Policy
Menu

What happens when an ethnic state with superior weapons and its deities claim it is chosen to rule over neighbors belonging to a lower order of humanity?

Israeli historian produces vast database of war crimes in Gaza – Middle East Eye

Bearing Witness to the Israel-Gaza War – Lee Mordechai, Historian and Israeli citizen, December 5, 2024

“I, Lee Mordechai, a historian by profession and an Israeli citizen, bear witness in this document to the situation in Gaza as events are unfolding. The enormous amount of evidence I have seen, much of it referenced later in this document, has been enough for me to believe that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian population in Gaza. I explain why I chose to use the term below. Israel’s campaign is ostensibly its reaction to the Hamas massacre of Oct. 7, 2023, in which war crimes and crimes against humanity were committed within the context of the longstanding conflict between Israelis and Palestinians that can be dated back to 1917 or 1948 (or other dates). In all cases, historical grievances and atrocities do not justify additional atrocities in the present. Therefore, I consider Israel’s response to Hamas’ actions on Oct. 7 utterly disproportionate and
criminal…”

Latest Gaza killings:

Israeli forces kill at least 19 people in Gaza, rescue workers say – Reuters


©2026 Center on Capital & Social Equity | Design: Newspaperly WordPress Theme