Israel’s actions in Gaza do not amount to genocide but that’s beside the point

It has been reported that the International Criminal Court is preparing arrest warrants for possible war crimes against Israeli leadership including President Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. This comes at a time when protesters in university campuses across the US are calling for an end to Israel-Hamas war, claiming among other things, that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people. 

The case for calling what the Israeli military is doing “genocide” involves several components.