According to Eyal Weizman, concrete can function as a weapon just like rockets and tanks.
According to Eyal Weizman, concrete can function as a weapon just like rockets and tanks. In his book "Hollow Land" the Israeli architect examines how architecture and politics influence each other in the Middle East conflict. Sarah Mersch reviews the book. Qantara.de
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" The plan was never realized, to Eyal Weizman's great relief. "A common future is Palestine's only future," he says."
The One State Sollution is unrealistic and Eyal knows this as good as any Israeli.
The only Israelis that do not support two states are the Right wong parties...they rather keep the status quo of Occupation.
I see the need to write here less than a week after the Holocaust Memorial Day here.
80% of my parents families were slaughtered in the Holocaust. It was there sacrifice that led to Israel as a Jewish State.
Democratic, yet Jewish -- a complex definition, but my point here is that Israel is a Jewish State because it is the one place where they perceived to be safe -- Antisemitism worldwide these days is a living reminder to this.
As the Palestinian population grows at a rapid pace in relation to Israel, it is assumed that in less than a decade, the Palestinians will be the majority. A One state sollution would suggest that Israel, the country would be a modern South Africa -- a ticking bomb (as it is today).
A two state sollution would grant the Palestinians their own Country and the Liberty they rightfullly seek and would allow for Israel to remain a Democratic and Jewish State.
I see in Eyal's writing over the years a poetry of hatred and denial.
In my political views I am liberal and am far from supportive of the current Israeli Government -- still I recognize that the unfortunate situation is driven by both sides - a critical understanding for anyone that truly seeks to advance reconsiliation in the Israel-Palestine.
Those who lecture and write one-sided, one perspective style books are suggesting that their Audience is not very familiar with the middle east, and the reality of the conflict.
They rather aim to use the highly educated yet unfamiliar audience to spread more hatred and encourage more violent in the middle east.
For people with Eyal's philosophy London is an easy choice -- good place to spread the venom.
Here we go - A few thoughts
No one will listen to the voice of clarity in the post above. Orhan will come back with some comment trying to defend political views that he expects others to have. Some people will agree. Some people will try to be level headed and try to understand how these 2 countries are so fucked up. Some people will not be sucked in.
Doesn't archinect have a book section?
Israel - Stop encroaching and occupying. Stop giving people an excuse to hate you. Stop electing assholes.
Palestine - Get you shit together and make something of your country. Chanel all that religious craziness into helping your people. Stop kind of electing assholes.
Orhan - What do you want us to learn from this posting? Are you justing saying get this book? Do you have any thoughts on steps towards a solution? Just curious why you consistently post anti-Israeli topics. What about groups that support bridging the gap between these groups? They are sure to exist. Are you ever interested in posting something like that? Have you ever and I just missed it?
I actually really want to know so could you please refrain from the confrontational tone. Thanks
i am pro peace, palestinian people, israeli people and long term sustainable existence of israel in the middle east. eyal weizman too.
as an architect i am interested in this research and proposals as many people in this profession and academia. situation created by israel's insistence of keeping the status quo on palestinians and not offering a viable solution is no longer palatable to the world community and to many israeli citizens which includes the author of the book himself.
also, if you find anything anti israel in my articles in archinect and elsewhere, i will offer you more money than as if you are getting for combing the media for articles critical of israel and responding to them like sports hooligans.
eventually you are most harmful people to israel's long term peace and psyche.
chew on this for a while!
This is exactly what I am talking about. Why are you attacking me? Why are you trying to insult me? Are you feeling defensive? I said nothing rude or derogatory. I asked one question and made a few comments. Have you ever posted anything that has any relating to a peaceful solutions? You think Israel is the only wrong component in the equation. I am not combing through your fucking archinect shit to find it. That's why I asked you. You posted the pieces and argued their validity.
"i will offer you more money than you are getting for combing the media for articles critical of israel and responding to them like sports hooligans" - What the fuck are you talking about? I am very confused here.
"eventually you are most harmful people to israel's long time peace and psyche" Me? Are you fucking kidding? Are you saying this to me? You don't know me, my family, or any thing I do. How can you assume this?
What's wrong with you? I really cannot believe how insulted I am by how fucking rude you are. You said I am part of the reason. Really fucking cute. What an asshole.
The worst part is I was looking forward to an interesting answer. Shame on me. Instead I was told I was the problem.
You said - "Chew on this"
How about you go fuck yourself you condescending prick. You're an asshole.
I asked a question and did not want to be attacked. You decided that it was a good idea to insult me without knowing me.
The only thing I can think is someone is using your name to do this. If this is true I apologize.
Can you shut down my account please - I will just continue and it will only get worse. Thanks asshole -
for those who are interested in substance, civility and some depth:
eyal weizman's blog.
actually my response was to an anonymous excerpt i received from the publisher on friday afternoon.
"Subject: so long archinect:
I had enough of the obsessive anti Israeli post from Orhan Ayyüce. If I want to read politics, especially biased one sided politics why do I need to read it in an architectural web site?
This profession is in deepest crisis ever, thousands of architects are
in a dire financial and emotional state and you post the biased crap
about the Middle East politics?
archinect - off mt RSS and favorite marks."
this person clearly has no understanding of architectural nature of the book. i doubt he or she is even interested.
back to you, the above poster (- 1111fgfgaga, Apr 18, 10 | 9:48 am,) who keeps changing the screen name;
all the questions you are asking can be probably better answered by reading mr. weizman's book which i am pointing in my post.
but i am puzzled.., because you have stated in the beginning of your first response what is expected of me(!)
"No one will listen to the voice of clarity in the post above (- LANY, Apr 16, 10 | 1:36 pm). Orhan will come back with some comment trying to defend political views that he expects others to have. Some people will agree. Some people will try to be level headed and try to understand how these 2 countries are so fucked up. Some people will not be sucked in."
so, i really don't believe you when you say, during an altercation moment throwing personal profanities at me in an ugly manner, that you were looking forward to an interesting answer from me.
funny thing is, you also want to protest archinect and sign off because i have posted a link to an urgent situation and very relevant book on directly relevant subject to architecture and to so many archinect readers. in the editorial team, we have at least half a dozen writers and contributers who are interested in this particular subject.
but i get the most vulgar responses. is it my ethnicity? my voice (too bad that's not gonna change) or the content of the book? i, only as a news editor in this case, selected excerpts from the piece in qantara.de and quoted the actual very short text, there is nothing in it that i actually wrote or added as an opinion.
each time i post a news item does not mean i want to argue or teach something to you. not everything that's written is educational material.
actually i am tired of people like you, who insists i have no right to write or be interested in something you oppose or don't get, and who feels free to throw me profonities and defaming slurs.
now i think you are pathetic.
I am sorry that 1111fgfgaga "lost it" here.
That said -- Orhan - I do agree that you will do anything in your power to badmouth Israel on this site.
You may keep your cool and pretend you know the facts and anything about the moddle east but your line is clear --
By the way I hold nothing against the Turks for the Armenian Genocide, and I would never try posting that stuff just for the sake of badmouthing another country....even if I was a senior editor on Archinect.
Unlike 1111fgfgaga I will not lose it, nor pretend you really understand the Israeli Palestinian conflict or give a damn about anything and what this site is about......hopefully one day Paul Petrunia will decide to direct his senior editor to avoid voicing hatred (of any type) on this site.
Lastly -- if you are a "humanist" and feel passionate about Genocide I suggest you consider beginning with the Armenian Genocide which "your people" were responsible for...and what your country could do to change about their policy.
Ahhh.....why bother..right?
better to sit in coffeeshops in LA and pretend to be a humanist.
Long live the bullshitters
L
^ "I will not lose it"
don't you worry, you can't lose something you never had!
i agree with 1111fgfgaga and LANY about orhan's insistency and consistency in posting one-sided arguments regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. i am no scholar on the matter, but i know those peeps have been fighting so long and opinions are so strong that orhan's web links are likely not to change anyone's mind. personally, i am kinda tired of seeing them, so i simply avoid most posts made by orhan.
back in the days when archinect was "pimpin" architecture there seemed to be much less of this political shouting. oh well, at least there is www.archdaily.com whenever i feel the need to really study some nice examples of architecture.
^
tenmen, make sure you leave at least two or three of your screen names active in archinect.
in order to entertain the architects like yourself who is in dire financial and emotional state and keep you intellectually active, i am organizing 'pepsi challenge' type of event and give out free hot dog coupons and tee-shirts.
you don't want to miss out on this because of your new pimp.
i have read all the comments again and disgusted with unabashed foul language directed to me in person.
you are nothing but one or two fanatics with different screen names and you are attacking me because who i am and my ethnicity as eventually let out by one of the hooligans, LANY.
you hijacked this news thread and reflected the ugliness of your inner self and intolerance. thank you for such an automatic expose of your personal garbage. i will avoid you by your screen name(s) granted you don't change them continuously like you already did here and like internet trolls you are.
i decided not to delete your hateful comments so others can see the sewage you have been generating.
most of your thoughts are provoked by your islamofobia which you associate me with and i have no interest in your responses as documented above. if you can't discuss this content with civility please don't attack me in person.
as a 'member' of archinect community, i am personally relieved you signed off and expressed you will not read anything i write or post here.
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