When examining the Holocaust, a recurring and important question arises; when ordinary Germans knew what was occurring in the death camps, why did they do nothing?

The full horrors of the industrialised mass slaughter in the camps were publicised by scholars, escapees, journalists and other anti-Nazi figures. Why did the masses remain complacent?

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That question acquires contemporary importance and relevance when we examine the details of the Israeli government’s genocidal violence against the Palestinians of Gaza.

While the criteria of what constitutes genocide may be subject to debate, there is no question that Israeli actions amount to genocide.

Amnesty International is just one of numerous human rights organisations that has used the description of genocide to reflect what West Jerusalem and its Zionist supporters are committing in Gaza.

Indeed, multiple statements by current Israeli government politicians reveal the genocidal intent of Zionism with regard to Gaza. Threatening to cut off water, food, electricity and medicine to the Palestinian population in Gaza is a very clear statement of genocidal intent.

The very suggestion that the Israeli military is carrying out a genocide in Gaza prompts a furious reaction from Zionist supporters across the........

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