Keith Kahn-Harris / 27 Nov 2023
On Being Complicit
Israel-Palestine Abroad
In mid-November 2023, Ellen Groves, an employee of the tourist authority for the island of Guernsey, dramatically resigned.(...)
Middle East
Basilio Korman / 21 Nov 2023
Losing Our Illusions
Italy After Gaza
I grew up in the 1960s and 1970s in a middle-class, northern Italian household.(...)
Mitchell Plitnick / 14 Nov 2023
Why the White House Backs Bibi
Biden and the Sukkot War, Part II
Biden’s relationship with Israel was split before the Sukkot War.(...)
Mitchell Plitnick / 07 Nov 2023
Wrong Man for the Job
Biden and the Sukkot War, Part I
As Israel finished a whole month of continuously shelling Gaza, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken returned to the region.(...)
Joel Schalit / 20 Oct 2023
A Story of Exile
The Sukkot War in Torino
"Palestinian?" he asked. "Yes," the man replied. "Do you live in Torino?" "No," he said. "In Ivrea."(...)
Udi Raz / 11 Oct 2023
Jews But Foreigners
The German Contradiction
Over the last four years, I have collected countless pieces of evidence of how the idea of Germany - whatever Germans tell themselves about what Germany was, what it is, and what it should become - is interwoven with narratives claiming 'Jews' and 'Arabs' are different from each other, and deeply rooted in a state of enmity.(...)
Joel Schalit / 11 Sep 2023
Reading Politics
The Battleground’s Fall Books List
Journalists don't read books. Or if they do, very sparingly. Trained to follow the 24-hour news cycle, they focus on the daily flow of events, hour by hour, minute by minute. That's the narrative we know.(...)
Josh White / 05 Sep 2023
Al-Fayed and The Observer
A Tale of Tabloid Politics
Every day, thousands shop at Harrods. The luxury department store is a magnet for the super-rich and voyeuristic tourists. (...)
Josh White / 24 Jul 2023
Blair’s Favourite Newspaper
The Independent Story
The Independent has long been a favourite newspaper of British liberals and leftists alike.(...)
Charlie Bertsch / 05 Apr 2023
Turkish Future Past
Aşk, by Altin Gün
There are far worse things than sounding like a B-movie soundtrack from the 1970s. But when you combine that aesthetic with excellent musicianship and a willingness to experiment, the results are bound to bring pleasure.(...)