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."(...)
Diversity
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.(...)
Josh White / 03 Apr 2023
The Other Britain
The Rise and Fall of gal-dem
The first British magazine for women and non-binary people of colour is gone. After eight years of publishing, gal-dem shut down due to intractable financial difficulties.(...)
The Battleground / 17 Mar 2023
Giorgia Meloni, Serial Racist
The ChatGPT Sessions, Volume 1
By community standards, his trip was a failure. Italian Jews protested Netanyahu's visit, and the community's leader, Noemi Di Segni, excoriated him for the settler pogrom in Hawara and for undermining Israeli democracy.(...)
Joel Schalit / 20 Feb 2023
Retro World
The Battleground’s Spring Books List
Protests and war belong together. Not because they reflect each other but because conflict stirs the pot. Not just about itself but everything else.(...)
Heather Allansdottir / 25 Jul 2022
Odesa Mama
Utopia by the Sea
The Russians have struck Odesa again, this time mere hours after reaching a deal with the Ukrainians. Though spared the worst of the war, an attack on Odesa is an attack on the best of Ukrainian and Russophone culture alike.(...)
Josh White / 18 Jul 2022
Last Days of Neoliberalism
London 2012 Nostalgia
Take the Overground to Hackney Wick. Get off there and walk into the nearby maze of decay and graffiti. Believe it or not, this is not far from the regeneration hub of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.(...)
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 / 22 Feb 2022
From Russia With Love
The Ties That Bind
“Let the Americans take them,” said Tzila. “Their politics are terrible. They could damage the country.”(...)