The Israel-Palestine Situation
摘要
To bring further clarity to a Lacanian-HegelianLacanian-Hegelian perspective on peace, violence, and conflict, this chapter considers Lacanian-Hegelian perspectives on the ongoing Israel-PalestinePalestine conflict. It begins with a consideration of a peace and conflict studiespeace and conflict studies perspective, in particular the theory of structural violencestructural violence, through Richard Rubenstein’s take on Israel and Palestine. It then examines a Lacanian-Hegelian perspective on the conflict, in particular drawing on works of Zahi Zalloua and Matthew Flisfeder. There are some common elements in the argument put forward by structural conflict perspective and a Lacanian-Hegelian perspective. In particular, both reject identitarian approaches, whether as the assertion of Zionist nationalism in the form of the nation state, or a counter anti-colonial assertion of indigenous Palestinian sovereignty. Further, both assert some form of internationalism or solidarity between Israelis and Palestinians. It is also worth mentioning, however, that there are also differences in the analysis of the Israel-Palestine Conflict within the Lacanian-Hegelians.