James Ron - Are Gaza Deaths Being Undercounted?

A piece in yesterday's New York Times suggests that the current body count in Gaza, which relies on the Hamas-led Ministry of Health, is likely a substantial undercount.

January 14, 2025, New York Times

I know the scientists quoted in the article and have carefully reviewed their work on casualty counts in other conflict zones.

I first met them years ago when organizing a conference for the Canadian Foreign Ministry on health research methods and conflict analysis.

They are serious, credible researchers. This piece is deeply concerning. For a discussion of how the Gaza events are related to James Ron's 2003 book with the University of California Press, Frontiers and Ghettos: State Violence in Serbia and Israel, check out this post: https://www.jamesron.org/post/james-ron-in-2003-my-book-anticipated-the-gaza-horror, as well as this earlier version on the University of California Press website.

About James Ron

James Ron is an author and social scientist whose career has spanned military service, human rights investigations, journalism, and university teaching. He is working on a memoir, Azimuth, which reflects on a life lived at the intersection of political violence, moral responsibility, exile, and personal transformation.

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