My Word: 'Wholocide' is 'libelocide' - opinion
Columnist Liat Collins argues that the Arab League's new term 'wholocide' to describe Israel's actions is a libelous escalation of the 'genocide' accusation, aimed at demonizing Israel. She contends that the real genocide is the Hamas-led assault on Israel and that such rhetoric incites violence against Jews worldwide.
In this opinion column, Liat Collins responds to the Arab League's Permanent Arab Committee for Human Rights calling for the adoption of the term 'wholocide' to describe Israel's actions against Palestinians, arguing that 'genocide' is no longer strong enough. Collins contends that this new term, which echoes 'Holocaust' and includes the Arabic word 'ahwal' (horrors), is a deliberate attempt to create an internationally recognized historical concept parallel to the Holocaust, with its own terminology and memorial day. She argues that this is a libelous escalation, part of a progression of inversions that deny the Holocaust, the 1948 invasion by Arab armies, and the October 7, 2023 massacre, while blaming Israel for the al-Ahli hospital explosion. Collins asserts that the real genocide is the Hamas-led assault on Israel, Iran's missile attacks, and the Houthis' threats, which have been ignored or accepted. She criticizes media coverage that focuses on Gaza's children while ignoring Israeli children's suffering, and notes efforts to block the Israeli ambassador from a Holocaust memorial in Rotterdam. The column concludes by praising 'Righteous Gentiles' like Boy George who speak out against the Palestinian narrative.