Martin Shaw
Martin Shaw is the author of “War and Genocide: Organized Killing in Modern Society” (2003), “What is Genocide?” (2007, 2nd ed. 2015) and “The New Age of Genocide: Intellectual and Political Challenges After Gaza” (forthcoming in November 2025). He is a research professor at the Barcelona Institute of International Studies (IBEI) and professor emeritus at the University of Sussex.
Latest from Martin Shaw
The Dam of Gaza Genocide Denial Has Broken
The dam of Gaza genocide denial has well and truly broken. While Israel’s supporters in Western capitals and media outlets still reject the charge of genocide, several prominent publications are coming off the fence. Yet a conspiracy of helplessness still prevails.
The Uses and Abuses of the Term ‘Genocide’ in Gaza
For many Israel advocates, Hamas’ terrible massacres portend the total extinction of the Jews in the country. For many Palestine supporters, the horrific Israeli counterattack implies nothing less than the total elimination of Gaza’s population.