The Brutal Bauhaus: How Fashion and Politics Collide in Israel's Home Demolitions The recent demolition of over 10,000 Palestinian homes in Israel serves as a stark reminder that even the most seemingly mundane policies can be used as tools for social control.
Right wing Israeli minister Itamar Ben Gvir's praise for the destruction was not only crass but also eerily familiar.
Ben Gvir's affinity for demolition as a form of "urban renewal" evokes the Bauhaus movement's emphasis on clean lines and brutal simplicity, but in this case, it's not aesthetics being engineered – it's the very fabric of Palestinian life.