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Critical Coverage of the Middle East Since 1971

Lara Sheehi

Lara Sheehi is a licensed clinical psychologist and faculty member at the George Washington University. She is currently co-authoring a book with Stephen Sheehi, Psychoanalysis Under Occupation: Theory and Practice in Palestine (Routledge)....

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Disavowing Israeli Apartheid

The decision by the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy’s (IARPP) to hold their annual conference in Tel Aviv, Israel cannot be written off as simply a misunderstanding, ignorance of global issues or unconscious enactment: it's a disavowal of current reality.

Lara Sheehi • 9 min read