In the Palestinian context, racism and otherness are more complex than this. Ethnicity, nationality, religion, class and skin color all play roles in shaping the language of Israeli racism toward Palestinians.
The white gaze, a structural and habitual way of racially distorting the world in binary and hierarchical terms, intersects with anti-Palestinian perceptions to create a harmful narrative.
To get clarity on this issue, I spoke with Yasmeen Daher, a political philosopher, writer and feminist organizer, who discusses the implications of the gaze in this context.
The experience of Palestinians at checkpoints underlines the weight of an anti-Palestinian gaze, exposing the intricate layers of racism that distort their identities.
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