Abstract
Through an analysis of Hamas’s suicide missions and Israel’s strategy of ‘shock and awe’, this article advances a concept of ‘violent dialogue.’ Drawing on Gadamer’s work, as well as some of the points that emerge out of the Gadamer—Derrida encounter, this concept is meant to explicate how acts of political violence create a certain type of communion between those engaged in violent conflict. It will suggest that the appearance of political violent acts does not represent the end of a dialogue between the violent actors, but rather the emergence of a specific form of dialogue under the subject matter of violence. It is argued that this communion takes place outside the intentions of the protagonists, and despite their attempts to separate from each other. This is significant for academic analysis of political violence in general, and for our perspective and outlook on the Israeli—Palestinian conflict in particular.
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