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Antisemitism & Antiracism Essay Europe

Six million and one

‘By my death I wish to make the strongest possible protest against the passivity with which the world is permitting the extermination of the Jewish people.’

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Palestine-Israel The Jewish Left The Pickle

Neturei Karta are not your allies

Despite representing only a fraction of the Jews attending pro-Palestine marches, Neturei Karta have become the poster children of Jewish anti-Zionism. But under the surface lie some uncomfortable truths.

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Antisemitism & Antiracism LGBTQ+ The Pickle UK

How transphobes became the voice of British Jewry

The same commentators who have marketed themselves as authorities on antisemitism are among Britain’s most prominent purveyors of transphobia, writes Sasha Baker.

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Essay The Jewish Left The Pickle

Jewish politics beyond Zionism: Lessons from Somaliland

Vashti editor Matt Gordon explores the potential of non-statist forms of Jewish life, influenced by his decade of living and researching in Somaliland.

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Antisemitism & Antiracism Opinion Palestine-Israel The Jewish Left The Pickle UK

A long way from Cable Street

Last weekend’s March Against Antisemitism was in fact a march against solidarity with Palestinians, writes Michael Richmond.

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Palestine-Israel The Jewish Left The Pickle UK

PHOTOS: An eruption of British Jewish solidarity with Palestinians

Documenting an unprecedented mobilisation.

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Interview Middle East Palestine-Israel The Jewish Left The Pickle

‘For Israel to perpetrate ethnic cleansing, it needs a regional conflagration. That is happening now’

Moshé Machover assesses Israel’s Gaza war in its historical context – and offers a stern warning.

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The Jewish Left The Pickle UK

The fall and rise of London’s Yiddish scene

After decades of decline, the once thriving culture is bouncing back, writes Tamara Micner.

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The Jewish Left The Pickle UK

Organised aliens

A history of radical Jewish migrants.

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Jewish Culture Report The Jewish Left

Yiddish for the 21st century

A new Duolingo course is training a small army to demand babka, can it also heal communal divides?