Last night’s ZeroHedge Debate, hosted by journalist Mario Nawfal, posed the question bluntly: Does Israel’s war in Gaza constitute genocide? The exchange between Brown University historian Omer Bartov and Ben Gurion University historian Benny Morris cut straight to the marrow. Here were the key highlights though we recommend the full discussion at the bottom:
“Ceiling to floor”
Bartov described the Israeli campaign not as combat but as destruction. “The IDF is engaged in demolition… ceiling to floor,” he said, referring to operations that flatten entire neighborhoods. He noted that Israel has even contracted private bulldozer crews, some imported from the U.S., to carry out the razing — with soldiers dying not in firefights but in defense of heavy machinery.
“We have a lot of stupid ministers”
Morris, a chronic critic of Israel’s ruling class, agreed that the rhetoric from Jerusalem has been dangerous. “We have a lot of stupid ministers… the worst Israeli cabinet ever put together,” he admitted, citing one official who mused about “atom bombing the Gaza Strip.” But he pushed back against the idea that these outbursts equate to state policy. Even the defense minister, whom he called “pretty stupid,” does not set military doctrine, Morris insisted.
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