The anatomy and psychology of the genocide in Gaza: interrelations

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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2446-5240.malala.2024.224410

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apartheid, colonialism, genocide

Abstract

This article presents the main considerations of the report “Anatomy of a genocide”, by Francesca Albanese. We cross it with current and interdisciplinary productions. The emphasis is on the legal concept of apartheid as a necessary interpretative key and on the psychological damage caused to the Palestinian population as a consequence of the colonial and genocidal project. The accuracy of Albanese’s report is noted, but also the need for complementation to ensure a more comprehensive view of the visible damage caused in the Gaza Strip. The unprecedented use of the genocide typification in the document of the special rapporteur appointed by the UN Human Rights Council for the specific case demands and justifies the in-depth analysis proposed here.

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  • Jamil Zugueib, Universidade Federal do Paraná

    É professor de psicologia aposentado da Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) e pós-doutor (França, EHESS). Autor de “Identidades e Crises sociais na contemporaneidade” e “Psicanálise, catástrofe social e o trauma: resistência e resiliência da comunidade xiita do sul do Líbano” (UFPR). Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0936157796164785. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4808-3971. E-mail: jzugueib@gmail.com. 

  • Ashjan Sadique Adi, Sem registro de afiliação

    Doutora pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Graduada em Psicologia e mestre em Educação pela Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS). Áreas de interesse: Psicologia Social, Psicologia Educacional e Psicologia Política. Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1220464400794454. ORCID: https://orcid. org/0000-0002-1387-3818. E-mail: ashjansadique@yahoo.com.br.

  • Fábio Bacila Sahd, Universidade Federal do Paraná

    Professor adjunto da Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR). Graduado em História pela UFPR. Mestre em História pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá. Doutor pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Autor de dezenas de artigos sobre Oriente Médio e dos livros “Oriente médio desmistificado: fundamentalismo, terrorismo e barbárie” e “Sionismo, modernidade e barbárie: vida e morte na Faixa de Gaza”. Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3892346066752212. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3802-5505. E-mail: fabiobacila@gmail.com.

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Zugueib, J., Adi, A. S., & Sahd, F. B. . (2024). The anatomy and psychology of the genocide in Gaza: interrelations. Malala, International Journal of Studies on the Middle East and the Muslim World, 12(15), 69-87. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2446-5240.malala.2024.224410