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The News is Netanyahu

By Joel Schalit
Posted on 18 May 202118 May 2021
Posted in Behind The Lines

White to the Arabs. Anti-Bibi protest, Washington.

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. (More…)

1700 Years of German Jewish Culture

By Wieland Hoban
Posted on 12 May 2021
Posted in Behind The Lines

Hannah Arendt travel advert. Berlin, March 2020.

While it’s unsurprising to see Felix Klein – who tends to accuse people of Antisemitism, including Jews – among endorsers of the 1948 Exhibition, it’s less predictable to find him interviewed in the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik, a magazine covering contemporary art music, founded by Robert Schumann. (More…)

The Rocky Road to Normalisation

By Wieland Hoban
Posted on 7 May 20218 May 2021
Posted in Behind The Lines

Jews can be Germans too. Berlin Wall mural, East Side Gallery.

The year 2021 marks 1700 years of “Jewish life” in Germany. (More…)

White Supremacist Rhetoric

By Ari Paul
Posted on 28 April 202128 April 2021
Posted in Behind The Lines

Demagogic populist. Fox News, December 2020.

One of the most mainstream and establishment American Jewish organisations is calling for Fox News host Tucker Carlson to resign. (More…)

The Broken Mirror

By Josh White
Posted on 26 April 202127 April 2021
Posted in Behind The Lines

Bosnia cover projection, Holocaust Memorial Day 2018.

Tabloids are synonymous with terrible journalism. This reputation is more than deserved, yet the story of one tabloid shows that the press can be so much more than it is. (More…)

Killed by Greed

By John Foster
Posted on 23 April 202124 April 2021
Posted in Behind The Lines

Hungary for capital. Juventus advert, Turin.

On Sunday, twelve major European football teams broke away to form the European Super League. (More…)

Last Lesson From Vietnam

By John Foster
Posted on 16 April 202116 April 2021
Posted in Behind The Lines

Always the same war. US infantryman, Afghanistan.

On 20 January 2001, George W. Bush was inaugurated as president of the United States. (More…)

Al Jazeera for Republicans

By Ari Paul
Posted on 17 March 202117 March 2021
Posted in Behind The Lines

"Thank You Al Jazeera." Tahrir Square, 2011.

Al Jazeera, the TV news network owned by the government of Qatar, is launching a new English-language channel dubbed Rightly. (More…)

Always Under Surveillance

By Tanya Lokot
Posted on 8 March 20218 March 2021
Posted in Behind The Lines

Tracked since breakfast. Pro-democracy protestor, Belarus.

From genome sequencing to track virus mutations, to smartphone apps monitoring close contacts with those who test positive, countries around the world have harnessed technological solutions to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. (More…)