Inventing a Genocide

A GROUP called the International Association of Genocide Scholars issued a statement this week declaring that Israel’s war against Hamas met the criteria for genocide. Not so fast.

The mainstream media not surprisingly ran with the story, but only the Washington Free Beacon did actual journalism, asking some obvious questions: Who are these people? How does one become a “genocide scholar”? How many people voted on the resolution to declare Israel guilty of genocide?

It turns out there are about 600 members in the IAGS, and the only requirement to become a “genocide scholar” is paying a $...