Danny Orbach, Associate Professor of History and Asian Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and researcher at the Begin–Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA Center) and the James J. Shasha Center for Strategic Studies, continued his European briefing tour with the Europe Israel Press Association (EIPA).
After meetings in Budapest and Strasbourg earlier this week, he delivered two briefings today at the German Bundestag in Berlin, held in cooperation with the German think-tank Nahost Friedensforum (NAFFO), under the title “Debunking the Genocide Allegations: A Re-examination of the Israel-Hamas War.”
He spoke with parliamentarians, journalists, political party parliamentary group members, and think tanks, outlining how certain narratives surrounding the Israel–Gaza war gained traction internationally and presenting the evidence base behind his research. At the heart of his presentation stood his own summary of the study’s key points:
“Our research highlights four essential findings the public needs to understand. First, the widely repeated claim that Gaza required 500 food trucks a day is empirically false; UN data show pre-war levels averaged only 73, and wartime deliveries often exceeded that benchmark. Second, allegations of ‘imminent famine’ rested on flawed, selectively used, and in some cases methodologically unsound datasets. Third, evidence from strike patterns, casualty ratios, and humanitarian-zone safety indicates that Israeli operations relied heavily on precision targeting and extensive precautions, not indiscriminate force. Finally, we show how unverified figures from UN agencies and NGOs rapidly circulated through media and international institutions, creating a powerful but misleading global narrative. Our aim is simple: to replace assumption-driven discourse with rigorous, transparent, evidence-based analysis.”