Joel Schalit / 17 Jun 2022
Improving German Culture
Palestinian bakery opening. Karl-Marx-Straße, Neukölln. [Joel Schalit]
Israel
The Battleground / 13 Jun 2022
End of An Era
The Battleground’s Summer Books List
“No more blood.” The graffiti has been there for as long as I can remember.(...)
Joel Schalit / 19 May 2022
Culture of Exile
Al-Quds calling. Palestinian Shisha bar, Berlin. [Joel Schalit]
Joel Schalit / 17 May 2022
Sharing the Tragedy
Nakba Day in Torino
No European city knows the Nakba like Berlin. At least in my part of town, Neukölln.(...)
Joel Schalit / 11 May 2022
The Other Holocaust Burden
German solidarity march. Neukölln, Berlin. [Joel Schalit]
Charlie Bertsch / 06 Apr 2022
No Oriental Fantasy Here
Albat Alawi Op. 99, by El Khat
Israeli band El Khat’s new album Albat Alawi Op. 99 is the sort of record that gets better over time. Although intriguing from the outset, it proves too complicated to absorb right away.(...)
John Foster / 25 Mar 2022
Diversity Without Nationalism
Heaven in Disorder, by Slavoj Žižek
One is always a bit apprehensive when cracking the latest publication by the eminent Slovenian curmudgeon Slavoj Žižek.(...)
Joel Schalit / 04 Mar 2022
Radioactive Europe
Russia’s Nuclear Tightrope
The German press was alarmed. Wild boars had infiltrated Berlin and were making their way to the city centre.(...)
Joel Schalit / 01 Mar 2022
Face Masks Against Occupation
Not about Coronavirus. Nakba Day, Berlin. [Joel Schalit]