Dr. King Shultz

Hey. Friends, acquaintances & random folks @X on the left side of the political spectrum. Pull up a chair, have a seat, and let's have a little chat about something really important: genocide. Specifically, allegations @Israel has been committing "genocide" in #Gaza. You may not want to hear this, but you need to listen. Like, seriously listen (figuratively, obviously) & pay attention. Not for me, but for yourself. Here's the thing. If you believe these allegations, you've been played. There is no genocide, and there has been no genocide - unless maybe you want to count Hamas atrocities on Oct 7, but maybe let's save that discussion for another day. How can you tell you've been played if you believe 🇮🇱 is, or has been, committing "genocide" in Gaza? Well, don't just take my word for it. I'm going to demonstrate there hasn't been a genocide -- and I'm bringing receipts. If you're capable of doing so, keep an open mind and pay attention as I explain why that is the case. So, let's start this where every genocide analysis should begin: the Genocide Convention of 1948. For present purposes, we're going to focus on the required intent established in art. II (pic 1). Chances are you've already heard this part - but you should hear it again now. For an actual genocide to be committed, the perpetrator must engage in specified acts (not shown) with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a specified group. Now, let's just say for the sake of argument that Palestinians qualify to be designated as one or more of the 4 identity groups mentioned in art. II (again, pic 1). And, also for the sake of argument (and this is a stretch, but ok), let's assume @IDF has been committing at least one of the 5 enumerated acts (again, not depicted in pic 1). That leaves us with committing these acts with intent to destroy Palestinians, as an identity group, in whole or in part. This is why we're focused on the intent component -- bc even if we make the other assumptions, for the sake of argument, we still need to demonstrate the enumerated acts are committed with that intent. If the intent is not to destroy Palestinians as an identity group, in whole or in part, then it's not a genocide. So, intent is decisive. Now, it can be notoriously difficult to discern with any degree of certainty exactly what intent is during an armed conflict. That's especially the case in circumstances, like Gaza, where one belligerent (🇮🇱) is fighting against a non-state armed group (Hamas) that deliberately hides & fights among the civilian population (its own, at that). In a large-scale armed conflict like that, extensive civilian casualties are, unfortunately, predictable. Directing attacks against the adversary (Hamas) that hides & fights among the civilian population is going to elevate the risk to the civilian population. So intent to destroy Hamas, in whole or in part, may well look just like intent to destroy Palestinians as an identity group, in whole or in part, if you're focused just on effects observed in the battlespace. Ok, so that's why intent is so decisive & why it can be so difficult to definitively discern in circumstances such as the conflict in Gaza. Earlier, I mentioned that I would bring receipts to demonstrate there is no genocide. The intent component of the Genocide Convention is one (again, pic 1). Now, if definitively discerning intent is so challenging and yet so decisive, where should we begin? Stay with me, and hear me out - but maybe...just maybe?...we should start with the intent expressed by those responsible for setting the strategic objectives for the campaign plan that allegedly constitutes genocide? I know I may lose some of you there. You're probably wondering something along the lines of - if these are the alleged genocidal perps, why should we listen to what they say their intent is?? Look, I see your point. But remember - intent of the alleged perps is decisive! You're trying to figure out whether relevant 🇮🇱 officials intend to destroy Palestinians as an identity group, in whole or in part, as such. So how else are you supposed to determine what their intent is if you don't pay attention to what they say their intent is? Of course, even if you start there, you can always look at their conduct on the battlefield (or, their agents' conduct, that is, of the military) to assess whether that conduct is consistent with their stated intent. Indeed, that is precisely what prompted this message to you. But still, if the starting point is art. II of the Genocide Convention, the next point needs to be what the alleged offenders say their intent is. Which is why I've attached for your convenience 2 separate screenshots of remarks from @netanyahu from 2 very different times in this armed conflict. The first is from a few weeks after Oct 7 - on 28 Oct 2023 (pic 2). The second is from a few months ago from today - on 19 Apr 2025 (pic 3). If you check the highlights I've added, you'll notice the intent expressed publicly since near the very beginning of the conflict has remained consistent throughout. That is, there are 3 distinct strategic objectives: 1) eliminate the enduring security threat posed to 🇮🇱 by Hamas; 2) ensure Hamas has no role in post-conflict 🇵🇸 territories; and 3) repatriation of all hostages abducted on Oct 7. So, that is the stated intent of the military campaign that has been ongoing since almost right after Oct 7. I could of course screenshots of many more similar expressions - but alas, as you probably know, this isn't Insta and we're capped at only 4 photo attachments here on X. Still, I selected these specific examples due to how far apart they are temporally - yet how consistent they are in terms of substance. Now we know the expressed intent - to destroy Hamas, likely in whole if necessary, to ensure strategic objectives 1 & 2 are achieved, while maintaining military & diplomatic pressure in pursuit of strat objectives 3. So, any ideas yet what it is that prompted this fairly lengthy analysis now? To answer that question, I want you to reflect on some of the most important aspects of @POTUS @realDonaldTrump's peace plan. In case it's been a while since you checked out the exact text, allow me to refresh your memory. 1. Gaza will be a deradicalised terror-free zone that does not pose a threat to its neighbours. 13. Hamas and other factions agree to not have any role in the governance of Gaza, directly, indirectly, or in any form. 4. Within 72 hours of Israel publicly accepting this agreement, all hostages, alive and deceased, will be returned. As you may have noticed, these points are presented out of order from the peace plan - but this order coincides precisely with the strategic objectives expressed by 🇮🇱 since near the very beginning of the armed conflict. There are of course many other important provisions, but I've copied & will focus on these 3 bc they correspond directly with the intent expressed BY ISRAEL ALL ALONG. Speaking of intent, allow me to copy 1 more important provision from the peace plan: 3. If both sides agree to this proposal, the war will immediately end. Israeli forces will withdraw to the agreed upon line to prepare for a hostage release. During this time, all military operations, including aerial and artillery bombardment, will be suspended, and battle lines will remain frozen until conditions are met for the complete staged withdrawal. Now, why in the world would Israel agree to immediately end the war if Hamas agrees to the proposal & to suspend all mil ops while Hamas gathers hostages & prepares to disarm? Well, if you noticed from the other 3 peace proposal components copied above & compare those with the intent expressed by 🇮🇱 all along...the peace plan ACHIEVES ALL OF ISRAEL'S STATED STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES if it is implemented. With that in mind, any ideas what 🇮🇱 has done since agreeing to the plan? That's right - suspended military operations while announcing publicly a willingness to end the conflict if Hamas agrees & actually follows through with the plan. Alright, this is important - so let's consider the implications of these observations as they relate to "genocide" allegations before we step back to consider the big(ger) picture. Israel says the military campaign is intended to achieve these 3 things. An agreement to cease hostilities implements all 3 if agreed & carried out by both sides. Israel halts the military campaign - at least temporarily for now, and is prepared to do so permanently if agrees to the plan & delivers on its commitments. Doesn't this suggest that the actual intent, all this time, has been consistent with the expressed intent? Of course it does - and you're lying to yourself if you think otherwise. Next question. Doesn't this suggest the intent is NOT to destroy the Palestinian population, in whole or in part, as such? I mean, if that were the actual intent, why agree to a ceasefire at all? Despite the reported death toll from the conflict, suspending mil ops now seems like it leaves way too many Palestinians alive in Gaza IF THE INTENT ACTUALLY IS to destroy them in whole or in part. Ok, so this helps explain why the allegation of GeNoCiDe has constituted #legaldisinformation all along. Intent is decisive. The stated intent does NOT involve destroying the Palestinian population as an identity group, in whole or in part. The conduct of hostilities by 🇮🇱 has been consistent with the stated intent - though if one focuses only on perceived effects, perhaps one might conclude the intent actually is to destroy Palestinians in whole or in part. HOWEVER - and this is incredibly important - 🇮🇱 has agreed to suspend military operations (at least temporarily for now, and perhaps permanently) when the stated intent of the military campaign is potentially achieved and yet the imputed intent of destroying the population of Palestine, in whole or in part, as such, most certainly has not been achieved. So, that's what prompted this little intervention of sorts. There is no genocide (committed by Israel), there never has been a genocide, and recent developments PROVE there is not - nor has there been - a genocide. Now, before I click Post, let's address a few other matters that might be on your mind. Like, how could so many ppl & orgs get this allegation so wrong? I mean, I'm not going to even try to name or tag everyone who has expressed the "genocide" allegation, but it is a lot. @amnesty @hrw @btselem @genocide_studies (which nuked their account here on X after their report went public), seemingly countless individuals. Please pardon the uncharacteristic swearing here, but a fucking @UN Commission of Inquiry just recently concluded 🇮🇱 is committing genocide in Gaza, ffs. If it seems like the whole world (quite an exaggeration, but ok) has concluded the same thing, how could the whole world - including the FUCKING UNITED NATIONS - get this so wrong? Fully answering that question would require a post that is 3x as long as this one is already. For present purposes, let me just mention 3 factors I think are most important: methodology, ideology & attempted narrative saturation. Regarding methodology - if you carefully inspect all (serious) genocide allegations, you'll notice they have almost the exact same methodology. They all cherry pick remarks from select 🇮🇱 elected officials, usually taken out of context or outright misrepresented, as evidence of "intent" to destroy Palestinians, in whole or in part, as such. These allegations then connect cherry-picked political messaging with observed effects to support the claim that 🇮🇱 is, in fact, attempting to destroy Palestinians, in whole or in part, as such in a manner consistent with the (cherry-picked) expressions of intent. The problem is (at least, the main problem), this method doesn't capture the actual intent expressed or carried out by 🇮🇱 officials. It ignores the stated intent while also doggedly ignoring observations that tend to refute allegations that the intent actually is to destroy Palestinians in whole or in part as such. One more observation regarding methodology since this comes up ALL THE TIME. ICJ (@CIJ_ICJ ) provisional measures have NOT concluded or demonstrated there is a "plausible risk of genocide." Almost all (serious) allegations nowadays advance some version of this claim. In short, it represents a fundamental misunderstanding of the very purpose of ICJ provisional measures (PMs). The actual determination on the merits is centered on the intent of the alleged offender(s), consistent with the Genocide Convention, as analyzed above. PMs, on the other hand, address whether it is plausible that RIGHTS could be impacted by indicating specific measures (pic 4 shows one excerpt from a relevant ICJ PM). Guess what ISN'T addressed or considered at the PM stage when considering "rights." That's right - INTENT!! So a PM analysis, which centers on rights (see art. 41 of the ICJ Statute), has nothing to do with the actual "risk" of "genocide" since the intent of the alleged offender is decisive for the latter and THAT IS NEVER CONSIDERED AT THE PM STAGE. And besides - even if PMs concluded that the risk of genocide is "plausible" (which, to be clear, they do NOT), is that really what you consider to be an informative threshold for determining whether a genocide actually is being committed? If I go buy one lottery ticket tomorrow (which, I've never done) - it's "plausible" that I could win. It's hard to imagine a lower possible threshold than determining something is "plausibly" happening. That's not the actual purpose of PMs - but even if it were, do you really find the "plausible risk of genocide" argument to be convincing? Seriously. Ok, next up is ideology. Again, I'm not going to spend a LOT OF space on this because it could be a separate lengthy X post (or a book, for that matter - one that I am considering writing in future). But, for now, I'll just emphasize that nearly all of these ppl & orgs that have made a (serious) genocide allegation share some degree of progressive ideology. You relate to this because you generally share the SAME progressive ideological beliefs. Pacifists, bleeding heart humanitarians, anti-capitalist haters of Western society, labor populists, and so on. There are all kinds of ideological reasons to develop an affinity for Palestinians in their struggle (that means, Hamas btw) against the "settler colonial" Israel. You may notice that most - almost all - (serious) genocide allegations come from ppl & groups on the political left - just like you. So there is an ideological component to these (seemingly) widespread allegations of "genocide." Finally, the last reason I'll address regarding why it may seem that the whole world has concluded Israel is committing "genocide" in Gaza involves an attempt to saturate the global public narrative. Each new allegation cites & refers to previous similar claims. The more ppl & groups make the allegation, the more convincing it seems. Especially for those who are ideologically inclined to believe the allegation (see previous point), this provides an incentive to make the same conclusion re: "genocide." Each person or group who/that makes this allegation supports the community of others who will do the same. And the more the "genocide" allegation snowballs, the more convincing it seems & the more difficult it is to refute. Here's the thing, though. Despite claims to the contrary, there never truly has been a "consensus" regarding the "genocide" allegation. You can find all kinds of ways to try to discredit those who have publicly expressed that 🇮🇱 is NOT committing genocide - but one thing you CAN'T deny is that there is not, nor has there ever actually been, a consensus regarding the allegation. Not that I could possibly tag everyone who has publicly concluded 🇮🇱 isn't committing genocide, but a few who come to mind right away include @Ostrov_A @HausdorffMedia @ElliotMalin @SpencerGuard @Aizenberg55 @AnneHerzberg14 @Mr_Andrew_Fox. And me. Again, find some excuse to discount or disregard our views if that's what you want to do (if you're blinded by ideology). And I have no idea how many more folks out there have refuted the "genocide" allegations - that's just a group that comes to mind without digging further. But what you can't say is that there actually is consensus that 🇮🇱 is committing genocide in Gaza - because its not, and there isn't. So, where does this leave us now? Well, one thing is for sure - recent developments prove, if it wasn't clear already, that Israel is in fact NOT committing genocide in Gaza. I've demonstrated why that is above, with receipts. Now it comes down to you. If you previously believed Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, it may be because you didn't know any better and/or that you were blinded by ideology. But based on current developments, there is no longer an excuse for believing this fiction. If you still believe Israel is committing genocide even though available evidence demonstrates this is not the case, at some point it's difficult to avoid the conclusion that you're just plain stupid. So - friends, acquaintances, and random ppl here on X who identify with the political left: don't be stupid. Open your eyes, engage your brain, and realize that you've been played. Israel isn't committing genocide in Gaza. It never has been, and it seems rather unlikely that it ever will. If 🇮🇱 suspends military operations when it seems as though all 3 stated strategic objectives will be achieved by agreeing to a peace proposal, then it never has been about intent to destroy Palestinians, in whole or in part, as such. There is no genocide, and it will continue to become increasingly untenable to claim the contrary. If that's not clear to you by now, this very well may be a you problem - not an Israeli one.

One of the most common responses I get when I speak in defense of the Jewish people is something like, “Don’t you know everyone hates them? Get with the program—you’re in the minority.” My answer is simple: truth isn’t determined by majority opinion. It never has been. So even if I were the last person on earth who refused to hate the Jewish people, I’d still refuse. Not because it’s popular—it’s clearly not, sadly, even among professing Christians—but because it’s right. Romans 11 explicitly tells me so.

Hamas is executing Gazans in broad daylight. As its reign crumbles, it is rushing to eliminate dissidents. The terrorist group has announced public executions targeting clans it recently clashed with and Gazans suspected of collaborating with Israel. Hundreds are expected to be killed in the coming days and weeks without trial, and the world will hear almost nothing about it. No protests from the Free Palestine crowd, no posts from Greta, no Instagram stories from Bella Hadid, no statements from UN Secretary-General Guterres. They never cared about Palestinians.

The “genocide” libel about Gaza collapses under scrutiny. I posted 10 questions two months ago that expose the claim as false. So far there are still no credible answers. Read, judge, and stop repeating a smear without evidence.

Oct 7 was the single deadliest day in the history of the conflict. The Japanese don’t mark Pearl Harbor as a holiday. The Germans don’t celebrate the day they invaded Poland. Only the Palestinians turn a day of mass murder, abduction & self-destruction into a day of honor.

The Yevsektsiya were Jews. They blamed “Zionists” and traditional Jews for alienating Soviet society. They believed that if Jews behaved properly and complied with Communism, the regime would treat them well. When they were no longer useful, the Yevsektsiya were disbanded. Their members were executed or sent to labor camps. The Antizionist League of Iraq were Jews too. They thought Zionists were the problem. They believed that if Jews in Iraq distanced themselves from the idea of a Jewish state, all the hatred would fade away. They were wrong. The League was dissolved, its leaders imprisoned, and Iraq’s Jews were slaughtered in the Farhud and driven out. Nobody asked whether they were Zionists before burning their homes or stabbing them in the streets. A hundred years ago, Baghdad was more Jewish than New York City is today. Now there are fewer than ten Jews in the entire country. Trying to prove that you’re one of the “good Jews” never works. The same story played out in Germany. Jews there were the most assimilated in the world — cultured, loyal, and proud Germans. They thought the “bad Jews” were the Eastern European immigrants. The Association of German National Jews, who sought to align themselves with the Nazi Party, was outlawed. They were deported and burned along with the rest of European Jewry. Today, there are fewer Jews in all of Europe than there are Israeli Arabs in Israel. So much for Europe lecturing Israel about tolerance. Once a society starts stigmatizing Jews — or even just a subset of Jews — the writing is on the wall. Assimilation and appeasement do not work. Explaining ourselves kindly and hoping to be accepted as the “good ones” does not work. We are living in a dangerous time for Jews. The United States and perhaps Argentina are the last places where Jews are not broadly stigmatized. But that is changing. In a 2023 Harvard-Harris poll, two-thirds of Americans aged 18 to 24 said “Jews as a class are oppressors and should be treated that way.” That is the future of public opinion. We have no choice but to name antizionism for what it is. And we must do it now. Because if “anti-Zionism” were really about Bibi, it wouldn’t have existed before Israel was founded. And yet Jews were being slaughtered under that same banner for centuries. The truth is simple. Antizionism is a hate movement with hundreds of years of Jewish blood on its hands. It is systemic. It is global. It is deadly. Kind explanations and compliance have never saved us. Only clarity, courage, and truth have.

🚨 BREAKING: Israel’s most dangerous terrorist is expected to be freed as part of the upcoming hostage deal. Ibrahim Hamad, the Hamas commander behind the Café Moment, Hebrew University, and Rishon LeZion bombings that killed dozens of Israelis, is among 250 prisoners with blood on their hands set for release. Hamas is also demanding the release of Abdullah Barghouti, who built the bombs for the Sbarro massacre and murdered 66 people, Ahmed Saadat, who ordered the assassination of Minister Rehavam Ze’evi, Abbas al-Sayed, behind the Park Hotel massacre on Passover 2002, and Hassan Salama, responsible for bus bombings that killed 45 Israelis. You can be for or against the deal, but no other country on earth is treated this way. When Western nations face terrorism, the response is justice and deterrence. When Israel faces it, the world demands restraint, surrender, and the release of the very murderers who massacred our people. No one asked America to free al-Qaeda terrorists after 9/11. No one told Britain to negotiate with ISIS. Only the Jewish state is pressured to trade its deadliest terrorists for the innocent civilians those same terrorists kidnapped, raped, and tortured. It’s a moral standard that applies only to Jews, and the world enforces it without shame. I can't imagine how the families of the victims are feeling. 💔 🔗👇

Imagine being anti-colonialism and pro-Palestine at the same time LOL. The entire Middle East was Christian. Today it's not. How do you think that happened?

Your beloved "peace" flotilla, @wkryptojimi. You wouldn't see the truth even if it spit you in the face. And it literally has. You've called for the destruction of Israel and death to its citizens. You're no pacifist, you're a terrorist supporter.

Qatar is everything that conspiracy theories attach to Jews: 31 FARA registrants in the US, nearly $250M on lobbying firms in the last decade, over $6 BILLION buying influence at US universities. via @EFischberger

Hamas sent its Nukhba [elite] forces today in Khan Younis to defeat the Al-Majayda family/clan, record the footage for propaganda right before today's ceasefire announcement & show the group as being in total control of Gaza. Instead, the clan's valiant resistance and the drone strike by the Israeli military foiled, aborted, and ended their plans, which backfired horribly in a massive embarrassment. Interestingly, the terror group's Nukhba members came with reconnaissance footage from a drone, target photos including children to kidnap, and printed out instructions, similar to what they had on October 7, including references to them commandeering two ambulances for use in the operation. Multiple Gaza sources confirm that the entire force emerged from its hideout at the Al Nasser Hospital, proving once again the disgusting and gross extent to which Hamas has weaponized medical and humanitarian facilities to conduct terror and warfare operations, endangering civilian lives and eliciting Israeli airstrikes that cause massive loss of life and infrastructure damage.

WOW The BBC have been CAUGHT changing the translation! They changed "jews and jihad" to "israeli forces" The BBC are covering up for Islamists and have done for years Don't pay the license fee 🚫

Reminds me of someone who picks a specific state to focus on while other atrocities have been going on for YEARS and you haven't said a word about them. Why is that @wkryptojimi? If you were at least talking about some of them... but you chose only the one involving Jews. Weird

I genuinely do not understand. If you don’t want peace, why are you crying about the war then? Isn’t war what you wanted? Go fight your enemy. They’re giving you what you asked for. Oh wait… you’re just mad your side isn’t winning like you hoped. You are angry that Israel is still standing strong and is not going anywhere. You’re a sore loser.

Freedom without responsibility is just arson with hashtags. Palestinians scream occupation while pushing their own kids into crossfire, betting on viral pity instead of concentrating their efforts to build a nation. Global activists-Greta, Greta-wannabes, every anti-establishment influencer-march their millions to open corridors, blind to the rockets that will sail back. Same syndrome: they weaponize sympathy, not plans. One sacrifices children for headlines, the other sacrifices borders for clout. Both dodge adult duty-govern, feed, protect. 77 years of proving: hand them power, they build tunnels, not towns. You can't grant statehood or stagecraft to people who think chaos is creativity. So the chorus is the same: Free Palestine!-really, Free me from consequences. They're toddlers with megaphones, and the world's the room they just wrecked.