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“Leaving Aside, There Is No Genocide” — Fact-Checking Four Words
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Verdict: mostly-false. Truth score 0.20, confidence 0.75.
The Michael Knowles Show, 29 August 2026: guest Shabbos Kestenbaum disposes of the Gaza genocide question in four words — "Leaving aside, there is no genocide."
The verdict is not a ruling that genocide has been legally established. We steelman the other side at full strength: no court has ruled, and none will soon. The ICJ has set South Africa's Reply for November 2027 and Israel's Rejoinder for May 2029, with jurisdiction and admissibility contested. The intent standard is…
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