Historian Vincent Duclert: 'Focusing on whether genocide is taking place in Gaza is counterproductive'
- Posted on June 22, 2025
- By Le Monde
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Historian Vincent Duclert: 'Focusing on whether genocide is taking place in Gaza is counterproductive'
OP-ED. Questioned on May 13 on how to describe the violence in Gaza, French President Emmanuel Macron said it was for historians to say. But are they able to decide? Vincent Duclert, a renowned expert on the genocide of Tutsis in Rwanda, reflects on the mutual contributions of historians and law experts.
