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Dec 5, 2024 11 min

Behind the Wall (Audio)

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Watching The Zone of Interest, Jonathan Glazer's haunting film about the banality of evil at Auschwitz, one is confronted with the chilling ordinariness of monstrous acts. The film explores how unspeakable cruelty can be normalized, hidden behind walls—both physical and psychological—by those who commit or enable it. Its infamous garden wall, shielding the tranquil domestic lives of Nazi officers from the horrors of a death camp, mirrors the walls surrounding Gaza today. These barriers, literal and figurative, serve to obscure the suffering of a trapped population, separating it from the view of Israel and much of the world. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.plagueisland.com/subscribe

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