| ID | 174253 |
| Title Proper | Covid-19 Fault Lines |
| Other Title Information | Palestinian Physicians in Israel |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Tanous, Osama |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This essay explores representations of Palestinian physicians in the Israeli health-care system during the Covid-19 pandemic and the dynamics that have played out in that system during the public health emergency from the perspective of a Palestinian physician. It argues that the health-care system, an essential pillar and infrastructural foundation of the settler-colonial project, is naively imagined as an apolitical, neutral sphere. As the site of a metaphorical battlefield against Covid-19, it has been window-dressed as an arena for brotherhood between Israeli Palestinians and Jews, and fantasized about as a gateway to political gain or equality for the Palestinian citizens of Israel (PCIs). Throughout the process, settler militarism, settler symbols, and settler domination have continued to be normalized. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Palestine Studies Vol. 49, No.4; Summer 2020: p.36–46 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Palestine Studies 2020-09 49, 4 |
| Key Words | Militarization ; Settler Colonialism ; Palestinian Citizens of Israel ; COVID-19 ; Palestinian Physicians ; Publichealth Emergency |