Genocide is a fundamentally political crime – here’s why that matters for Gaza

By Antonio Míguez Macho, Profesor de Historia Contemporánea, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

“When a wise man points at the moon, the imbecile examines the finger.”

This proverb – attributed to Conficius – pinpoints the human tendency to focus on a message, messenger or concept instead of the reality that it signals, especially when that reality might be uncomfortable or upsetting. Today, it is acutely relevant to the ongoing killing and starvation in Gaza.

Many scholars, lawyers,…

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