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.(...)
Palestine
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 / 20 May 2021
German Jews and the Left
The Micha Brumlik Interview, Part I
Contemporary Jewish life in Germany is not what it once was. Still recovering from the Holocaust, its cultural figures lack the international stature that their pre-WWII predecessors still have. (...)
Joel Schalit / 18 May 2021
The News is Netanyahu
Israel and the Foreign Press
If you hate the media, it was a dream come true. The Israeli Air Force had just destroyed the offices of two of the most influential news organisations in the world.(...)
Wieland Hoban / 07 May 2021
The Rocky Road to Normalisation
Celebrating Jewish Germany, Part I
The year 2021 marks 1700 years of “Jewish life” in Germany. (...)
Joel Schalit / 03 May 2021
The Cosmopolitan Ideal
May Day in Neukölln
The language was a victory by itself. Seeing the word "Yallah" spread across Karl-Marx-Straße, was like living in the best of all possible worlds.(...)
Wieland Hoban / 14 Apr 2021
Antisemitism and its Privileges
The JID Interview, Part III
Israel and Antisemitism are synonymous with one another. Not because Israel means Jewish, but because the country was founded by Jews, as a response to European racism.(...)
Wieland Hoban / 06 Apr 2021
Jews and the German Left
The JID Interview, Part II
Like Muslims, Jews in Germany often complain about being stereotyped. (...)