WASHINGTON DC

Police Encounters: Security & Surveillance in Gaza under Egyptian Rule

THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015, 6 – 7:30 PM

Presented by the Institute for Middle East Studies at the Elliott School of International Affairs

Throughout the twenty years of its administration (1948–1967), Egyptian policing of Gaza concerned itself not only with crime and politics, but also with control of social and moral order. Dr. Feldman discusses how, through surveillance, interrogation, and a network of local informants, the police extended their reach across the public domain and into private life, seeing Palestinians as both security threats and vulnerable subjects who needed protection. Security practices produced suspicion and safety simultaneously.

Part of the Middle East Policy Forum series

Featured Speaker: Dr. Ilana Feldman, Associate Professor of Anthropology, History, and International Affairs, The George Washington University