Open AccessWhitewashing Narratives: Israeli Media and the Framing of the Kidnapped Yemenite Babies Affair
Author(s) -
Shoshana Madmoni-Gerber
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
women in judaism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1209-9392
DOI - 10.33137/wij.v17i2.36889
Subject(s) - framing (construction) , silence , narrative , public sphere , media studies , denial , political science , sociology , public discourse , racism , social media , gender studies , political economy , criminology , law , history , aesthetics , psychology , psychoanalysis , politics , archaeology , philosophy , linguistics
This essay offers a review of ongoing media analysis of the kidnapped Yemenite Babies Affair in light of recent changes in public awareness since the emergence of social media and the more recent formal governmental recognition. It argues that the government’s efforts to silence this affair over decades would not have been possible without the media’s full cooperation. Moreover, the public denial of this affair contributes to the ongoing intra-Jewish rift and racism in Israeli society today. Questions regarding the reconciliation and remembrance of this affair in the public sphere will strongly influence the identity formation of Yemenite and Mizrahi children of future generations.