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Amnesty International USA Executive Director Paul O’Brien is being attacked by lawmakers for saying Israel “shouldn’t exist as a Jewish state.” 25 Jewish Congressmen put out a statement condemning the remarks as allegedly antisemitic. O’Brien “has added his name to the list of those who, across centuries, have tried to deny and usurp the Jewish people’s independent agency, the statement reads.

A Palestinian man puts a national flag atop a vehicle of Israeli security forces during clashes following a march on February 19, 2016 in the West Bank village of Bilin, near Ramallah, to mark the 11th anniversary of their uprising against the building of Israel's controversial separation barrier and the construction of Israel settlements. (Photo: Shadi Hatem/ APA Images)

As the word “apartheid” grows in popularity to describe Israeli oppression of Palestinians it is helpful to revisit another concept defined in the mid 20th century: genocide.