The Pickle
Vigil
“For a good few minutes I just stood there, like I was waiting for something beautiful and improbable and inconceivable to happen.”
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Culture
Against the rise of gender critical non-fiction
A case against the publishing industry's apolitical facade.
The Pickle
Patronising Palestine
The adults might be in the room, but the room is turning to rubble.
The Pickle
The perpetual motion of migrant dehumanisation
Another brutalising week around the world.
The Floating House
A prose poem by Hala.
The Pickle
Why did the Jewish Chronicle publish fake Israeli intelligence?
Israel’s army suspects fabrications published in the Jewish Chronicle were part of a pro-Bibi influence campaign, while the article’s author is not as he claims.
The Pickle
Slow violence in action
“I was terrified, thinking he meant guns,” said Lazarus. “After a brief panic, the veteran clarified that he meant a shoot-off with cameras – us filming the settlers while they film us.”
History
How Britain paved the way for a century of Zionist colonialism
"While British support for Zionism is often framed around claims about Jewish safety, the reality is that Britain supported the Zionist movement and issued the Balfour Declaration for its own imperialist aims."
UK Politics
‘The election showed that Muslims and other people of conscience can weaken the two-party duopoly’
The Muslim Vote provided a crash course in grassroots organising. What followed demonstrated why British Muslims can’t rest on our laurels.
UK Politics
Starmer’s project is not about hope
Labour’s response to the race riots reveals their broader political strategy
Antisemitism and Anti-Racism
“This stuff is homegrown”
Vashti interviews David Rosenberg on what his lifetime of anti-racist and anti-fascist organising can teach us about confronting the far-right today.
Culture
Marking the future’s past
The history and purpose behind Vashti’s new logo