James Talarico Stumbles When Grilled on Why He Doesn’t Call Gaza ‘Genocide’

Genocide Studies Departments Still Can’t Name Genocide in Gaza

In early June 2024, the Holocaust historian Raz Segal was offered a job directing the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at the University of Minnesota after roundly impressing an academic search committee. But as soon as the offer was extended, donors, politicians, and Jewish advocacy groups mobilized against his hire due to his public advocacy against Israel’s genocide in Gaza, which included his Jewish Currents article “A Textbook Case…

James Talarico Stumbles When Grilled on Why He Doesn’t Call Gaza ‘Genocide’

Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) offered a somewhat evasive answer Wednesday when asked why he hasn’t committed to calling Israel’s actions in Gaza a “genocide” during an interview on The Breakfast Club. Talarico, who is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas, joined Charlamagne tha God and Angela Rye to discuss his campaign. Fox News polling from last week shows Talarico leading Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton 51 to 48%, with 24% of non-MAGA…