Written by Eyal Weizman, the Israeli intellectual and architect, this piece is from 2012 but details Israels role since they removed their settlements in 2005. You often hear that Gaza has been free since 2005. This piece shows how they were still occupied, and in many ways terrorized, despite not having to deal with settlements and outposts. In 2005, the architecture of Israel’s occupation in Gaza took a 90-degree turn: control previously enacted from command posts in settlements and military installations was relocated to networks of drones that at 30,000 feet are mostly invisible, although they sometimes appear as glittering sparks in the sky, and their terrifying deep hum can sometimes be heard at night. It was the ability of the Israeli air force to maintain a constant ‘surveillance and strike’ capacity over Gaza – drones can remain in the air around the clock – that made territorial withdrawal possible.
Posted on: Sat, 02 Aug 2014 12:55:12 +0000
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