Tiny witnesses of war: Palestinian children's voices should guide a renewed commitment to peace
The Recalling his childhood experience, sociologist Mark Ayyash, who has studied violence, social and political theory, writes: “From the very first years of childhood, Palestinians in Gaza receive a clear message from Israel and indeed from the world: you are not human, and we do not care.” In the article “Play Interrupted: Love Amidst Difficult Futures for the Children of Gaza,” cultural theorists Hanna Dyer and Dina Georgis argue that children are not oblivious bystanders or innocent victims in and of a war. From early childhood, they write, Palestinian children actively make me...
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