Lancet’s 186k estimate is not reliable: Difference between revisions
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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> | ||