Expert Commentary, the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, and the Question of Genocide
Prosemitic Bias within a Scholarly Community
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7514901 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Omar Shahabudin Mcdoom (0000-0001-5660-1903, London School of Economics and Political Science) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 94-102 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Genocide Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1462-3528 • E-ISSN: 1469-9494 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14623528.2024.2346403 |
| OpenAlex | W4395467330 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 1 |
Few of the world's ongoing wars stir sentiments among such a wide-ranging and globally diverse set of constituenciesfar beyond those of just Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabsas the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 1 In this piece I examine the relationship of the conflict to one highly influential constituency: the scholarly community. In keeping with the aim of this journal's forum, I turn a lens on one particular section of this community: scholars in the fields of Holocaust and Genocide Studies (HGS). Opinions from this community on cases of mass atrocity have considerable impact in the public sphere not only because these scholars have relevant expertise, but also because genocide is seen as the "crime of crimes" and the Holocaust is widely-viewed as an especially egregious case of genocide. Yet a serious question has arisen as to whethercontrary to the scholarly commitment to the impartial exercise of their expertisethe HGS community has also been affected by the political polarization and emotional bias that characterize the global public debate on the conflict
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |