The Moral Triangle

两位作者萨义德·阿特尚（Sa’ed Atshan）与卡特里娜·伽罗尔（Katharina Galor）分别是巴勒斯坦人和以色列人，前者是斯沃斯莫尔学院（Swarthmore College）人类学与中东研究教授，后者是布朗大学（Brown University）考古学教授。本书以德国，特别是柏林，为出发点讨论第二次世界大战后德国在处理巴以问题上的态度和柏林本地的巴勒斯坦人与以色列人的生存现况。战时的犹太人大屠杀导致了德国政府对以色列政府的支持和公开场合上对反犹太主义的抵制，但这反而导致了在柏林人的巴勒斯坦群体频频遭受种族歧视与伊斯兰恐惧症对待。作者们以田野调查和访谈的方式包括了对公共和私人领域的探究。这些关系形成的原因错综复杂，包括了德国人自己在二战中进行的犹太人大屠杀、巴以矛盾问题和德国今年欢迎中东移民的政策。德国人、以色列人与巴勒斯坦人间互动夹杂了不同类型的创伤的形成和对恢复性正义的寻求。迁移、创伤与当代国际政治总是相互影响。——结绳志
Berlin is home to Europe's largest Palestinian diaspora community and one of the world's largest Israeli diaspora communities. Germany's guilt about the Nazi Holocaust has led to a public disavowal of anti-Semitism and strong support for the Israeli state. Meanwhile, Palestinians in Berlin report experiencing increasing levels of racism and Islamophobia. In The Moral Triangle Sa'ed Atshan and Katharina Galor draw on ethnographic fieldwork and interviews with Israelis, Palestinians, and Germans in Berlin to explore these asymmetric relationships in the context of official German policies, public discourse, and the private sphere. They show how these relationships stem from narratives surrounding moral responsibility, the Holocaust, the Israel/Palestine conflict, and Germany's recent welcoming of Middle Eastern refugees. They also point to spaces for activism and solidarity among Germans, Israelis, and Palestinians in Berlin that can help foster restorative justice and account for multiple forms of trauma. Highlighting their interlocutors' experiences, memories, and hopes, Atshan and Galor demonstrate the myriad ways in which migration, trauma, and contemporary state politics are inextricably linked.