From Mainstream to Social Media$aThe Kidnapped Yemeni Babies Affair in Israel and the Fight for Memory and Justice
This essay analyses the racial constructs and discursive webs that justified the separation of babies from their families, with reference to the Kidnapped Babies Affair in Israel. The discourse of hygiene and the view of Yemenite Jews as ‘Others,’ as articulated by David Ben-Gurion and other Ashkena...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies
Year: 2022, Volume: 21, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-20 |
| Further subjects: | B
Justice
B Activism B Discourse of Hygiene B Media Discourse B Yemenite Jews B Social media B Kidnapped Babies B Zionism B Collective Memory |
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| Summary: | This essay analyses the racial constructs and discursive webs that justified the separation of babies from their families, with reference to the Kidnapped Babies Affair in Israel. The discourse of hygiene and the view of Yemenite Jews as ‘Others,’ as articulated by David Ben-Gurion and other Ashkenazi Zionist leaders of Israel, are especially highlighted. The article contrasts mainstream-media framing practices with the dominance of new digital narratives. While the emergence of social media grants agency to previously silenced victims, I argue that the attitude of the Israeli state remains a major force in the ongoing Israeli official rejection of this story. Despite a breakthrough in the public perception of this narrative, the road to full transparency and justice remains elusive. |
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| ISSN: | 2054-1996 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3366/hlps.2022.0281 |