🌟 "Gaza, Genocide, and Academic Freedom" by David Moshman

This is a very valuable non-fiction book that dives into the definition of genocide and why it can't be denied that what's been happening in Gaza is a genocide. I liked how clear and well-structured the text was. It takes the time to very specifically explain what's the difference (and overlap) between terms like genocide, ethnic cleansing, massacre, terrorism and degenerate war, and why it matters to be able to distinguish between them. The book also goes into the motives behind genocide and the many methods of genocide denialism. It tries to show that even though genocide is one of the most horrible things we can think of, it's not an incomprehensible horror carried out by monsters. An attitude like this turns genocide into a mythical evil that's far away from us, instead of a thing we can understand, fight and prevent or stop. With all this information explained to the reader, the case for Gaza being a genocide can easily be made afterwards. I know the text tried to show academic…