David Weprin
April 19, 2024 · amny.com ↗
"Alternatively, there are certainly some who now find it most convenient to use the word genocide as an antisemitic trope in the context of the Gaza conflict," the Weprin-Lavine letter to SUNY says.
Why It’s Conflation
Binghamton's student government passed a divestment resolution that called the Gaza war a genocide. Two New York lawmakers wrote to SUNY that some people use the word genocide "as an antisemitic trope" in the Gaza conflict. Calling a war a genocide is a charge against a government's conduct. It isn't hatred of Jews.
What Actually Happened
The Binghamton University Student Association passed a resolution calling for divestment from companies linked to the war in Gaza, which state lawmakers said used the word "genocide" to describe the conflict.