Front Burner

Is Israel committing ethnic cleansing in Gaza?

The charge of ethnic cleansing is not, on its own, considered a crime under international law. A 30-year veteran of the Israeli news industry speaks about whether Israel is guilty of committing a program of ethnic cleansing.
A group of women and children walk through a street next to buildings that have been reduced to rubble.
Displaced Palestinians make their way after fleeing the northern part of Gaza amid an Israeli military operation, in Gaza City, November 5, 2024. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa (Mahmoud Issa/Reuters)

The charge of ethnic cleansing is not, on its own, considered a crime under international law. Experts consider it to be part of the overall charge of genocide. 

In this episode we take listeners to northern Gaza and examine the words and actions of politicians, academics and settlements organizations in order to better understand whether Israel is perpetrating a campaign of ethnic cleansing in Gaza. 

Our guest is Meron Rapoport, a 30-year veteran of the Israeli news industry who formerly worked as the head of news at Israel's Ha'aretz newspaper. Today he's an editor at the Israeli publication Local Call. He joins the show to discuss whether Israel is guilty of committing a program of ethnic cleansing, and the prospect of a 'Second Nakba' in Gaza.

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