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* Prof. Martin McKee, one of the authors, clarified the 186,000 figure was not a real count but a theoretical illustration.<ref name="ref1" /> | * Prof. Martin McKee, one of the authors, clarified the 186,000 figure was not a real count but a theoretical illustration.<ref name="ref1" /> | ||
* Prof. Michael Spagat emphasized the estimate lacks empirical support.<ref name="ref2" /> | * Prof. Michael Spagat emphasized the estimate lacks empirical support.<ref name="ref2" /> | ||
* Dr. Peter Singer criticized the math behind it as “unreliable multiplied by | * Dr. Peter Singer criticized the math behind it as “unreliable multiplied by unreliable”.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
* Assistant Professor Jessica Trisko Darden, writing in The Forward, noted it “lumps civilians and combatants together” and relies on unverifiable assumptions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Darden |first=Jessica Trisko |date=2024-07-09 |title=Has Israel really killed up to 186,000 people in Gaza? How to understand the numbers war |url=https://forward.com/opinion/631386/the-lancet-gaza-casualties-israel-war/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250411024706/https://forward.com/opinion/631386/the-lancet-gaza-casualties-israel-war/ |archive-date=2025-04-11 |access-date=2025-08-04 |website=The Forward |language=en}}</ref> | * Assistant Professor Jessica Trisko Darden, writing in The Forward, noted it “lumps civilians and combatants together” and relies on unverifiable assumptions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Darden |first=Jessica Trisko |date=2024-07-09 |title=Has Israel really killed up to 186,000 people in Gaza? How to understand the numbers war |url=https://forward.com/opinion/631386/the-lancet-gaza-casualties-israel-war/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250411024706/https://forward.com/opinion/631386/the-lancet-gaza-casualties-israel-war/ |archive-date=2025-04-11 |access-date=2025-08-04 |website=The Forward |language=en}}</ref> | ||
==== And by others ==== | ==== And by others ==== | ||
* The blog Hodjasblog accused The Lancet of bias, stating that “they only trust the science that fits their politics”.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Three peer-reviewed studies in The Lancet about Gaza all have severe methodological flaws. They only “trust the science” that fits their politics. – Hodjanernes blog |url=https://hodjasblog.one/three-peer-reviewed-studies-in-the-lancet-about-gaza-all-have-severe-methodological-flaws-they-only-trust-the-science-that-fits-their-politics/ |access-date=2025-08-04 |language= | * The blog Hodjasblog accused The Lancet of bias, stating that “they only trust the science that fits their politics”.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Three peer-reviewed studies in The Lancet about Gaza all have severe methodological flaws. They only “trust the science” that fits their politics. – Hodjanernes blog |url=https://hodjasblog.one/three-peer-reviewed-studies-in-the-lancet-about-gaza-all-have-severe-methodological-flaws-they-only-trust-the-science-that-fits-their-politics/ |access-date=2025-08-04 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
* The American Jewish Committee (AJC) issued a formal request to The Lancet to retract the letter, calling the figure “unsubstantiated and dangerously misleading”.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-10 |title=AJC Urges Retraction of Lancet Letter with Unsubstantiated Projected Gaza Death Toll {{!}} AJC |url=https://www.ajc.org/news/ajc-urges-retraction-of-lancet-letter-with-unsubstantiated-projected-gaza-death-toll |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250630161741/https://www.ajc.org/news/ajc-urges-retraction-of-lancet-letter-with-unsubstantiated-projected-gaza-death-toll |archive-date=2025-06-30 |access-date=2025-08-04 |website=www.ajc.org |language=en}}</ref> | * The American Jewish Committee (AJC) issued a formal request to The Lancet to retract the letter, calling the figure “unsubstantiated and dangerously misleading”.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-10 |title=AJC Urges Retraction of Lancet Letter with Unsubstantiated Projected Gaza Death Toll {{!}} AJC |url=https://www.ajc.org/news/ajc-urges-retraction-of-lancet-letter-with-unsubstantiated-projected-gaza-death-toll |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250630161741/https://www.ajc.org/news/ajc-urges-retraction-of-lancet-letter-with-unsubstantiated-projected-gaza-death-toll |archive-date=2025-06-30 |access-date=2025-08-04 |website=www.ajc.org |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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