Eyal Weizman

Eyal Weizman is founder of Forensic Architecture. His books include Hollow Land and The Least of All Possible Evils.

Short Cuts: The Book of Destruction

Eyal Weizman, 6 December 2012

In the course of the eight-day aerial bombardment of Gaza by Israel – using drones, F-16s and Apache helicopters – more than 1350 buildings were hit. They included military depots, which are considered legitimate targets under international humanitarian law. But the police stations, TV stations, a local healthcare centre, ministries, road tunnels and a bridge that were also...

Being the son of an Israeli civil engineer I never believed I would one day write something about architecture. My father would come back home with many boring black and white sketches, and I...

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