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.(...)
Jews
Joel Schalit / 10 Jan 2022
Asylum From Germany
The Coronavirus Shakes
They asked what the purpose of our visit was. “We’re fleeing Germany,” I said, as I handed over our Israeli and American passports. “My wife and I want to apply for asylum.”(...)
Josh White / 15 Nov 2021
The Establishment Anti-Establishment Magazine
A Short History of Private Eye
Walking down Dean Street from Soho Square Gardens, you might not know you’re just a stone’s throw away from a satirical magazine. (...)
Joel Schalit / 03 Nov 2021
State and Antisemitism in Germany
The Problem With Police
The rhetoric is increasingly hollow. If only it weren’t that way.(...)
Joel Schalit / 11 Oct 2021
Civil Rights, Not Ethnicity
Germany’s Racism Crisis
It was a transparent failure. Irmgard Furchner, a 96-year-old ex-secretary at the Stutthof concentration camp, had disappeared the day her trial was to begin, having been accused of complicity in the deaths of over 10,000 Jews.(...)
Joel Schalit / 21 Jul 2021
Hungary and the Jews
The Orbán-Pegasus Problem
“We work closely with Israeli media. If there’s anything you need from Hungary, don’t be afraid to ask,” the young woman informed me.(...)
Redux / 16 Jul 2021
History at a Standstill
Germany and the Roma
One of The Battleground's strongest areas of coverage is Germany. Not just any German topic, but that of the country's continuing problems with racism.(...)
Wieland Hoban / 07 Jul 2021
German Anti-Anti-Semitism
The Czars for Jewish Life Problem
What do Germans mean when they speak of “fighting Antisemitism”? (...)
Wieland Hoban / 09 Jun 2021
German Cancel Culture
The Case of Israel-Palestine
While Palestine solidarity activities have long been common in European countries such as the UK and Spain, in Germany, the situation is markedly different.(...)
Wieland Hoban / 26 May 2021
Still Too Close to the Holocaust
The Micha Brumlik Interview, Part II
His academic career is self-evident. Micha Brumlik is extremely cautious with how he characterises Jewish life in today’s Germany.(...)