From the European South

a transdisciplinary journal of postcolonial humanities

Only the horses are uninvolved

NURIT PELED-ELHANAN

Abstract

We know nothing about the people of Gaza. As far as Israelis are concerned, the residents of Gaza are categorized according to their status in the ‘war’: involved or uninvolved. Involved means condemned to death. Uninvolved means still living, until classified otherwise or until s/he dies. However, it seems that the term ‘uninvolved’ was invented as a rhetorical gimmick, to prove there are no such beings in Gaza.

Keywords

Gaza, classification of people, rhetoric, involved, uninvolved, ‘others’

Pages

30-38

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