PALESTINE

How is genocide documented? How can spatial design be used as an instrument of genocide? What is the relationship between architecture and genocide? In what ways does urban planning play a role in genocide? Eyal Weizman, an architect, has pursued these questions. He was inspired to develop the concept of “forensic architecture” by what he witnessed in the land where he was born and raised. He recently gave an eye-opening talk titled “The Architecture of Genocide” in Istanbul, based on “Forensic Architecture” reports documenting Israel’s genocide in Gaza. We met Weizman during the summit for a ceasefire in Gaza, where he issued important warnings regarding the reconstruction process.

With the deal made between Turkey and Israel, “humanitarian aid” to Gaza Strip is brought to the agenda once again. On the other hand, a joint Palestinian and Israeli project, which has been going on since 2002, tries to find a more permanent solution to the crisis in the region. The book titled as "Learning Each Others Historical Narrative" offers a new model for history textbooks used in Palestinian and Israeli schools. Project's co-director Sami Adwan told about this model.