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In an article originally published by @versobooks.bsky.social, Vashti editor Kate Greenberg reflects on the impending demolition of the village of Umm al-Khair. www.vashtimedia.com/umm-al-khair...
The death that keeps on going
Months after the murder of activist Awdah Hathaleen, Israel's plan to demolish Umm al-Khair exposes a ruthless new level of impunity in the West Bank.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:36 AM
In an article originally published by @versobooks.bsky.social, Vashti editor Kate Greenberg reflects on the impending demolition of the village of Umm al-Khair. www.vashtimedia.com/umm-al-khair...
In an interview previously published in The Nation, Vashti editor Evan Robins ( @evenrobins.bsky.social ) speaks with veteran journalist Peter Oborne about the right's takeover of British institutions, the rewriting of Gaza, and the future of UK media. www.vashtimedia.com/uk-media-com...
How the UK media became complicit in the Gaza genocide
An interview with British journalist Peter Oborne.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
In an interview previously published in The Nation, Vashti editor Evan Robins ( @evenrobins.bsky.social ) speaks with veteran journalist Peter Oborne about the right's takeover of British institutions, the rewriting of Gaza, and the future of UK media. www.vashtimedia.com/uk-media-com...
Editor Alexandra Diamond-Rivlin on Zack Polanski's decision to change his name at 18, and the roots of his political courage. www.vashtimedia.com/greens-zack-...
A Green by any other name
Zack Polanski couldn't have foreseen the antisemitism he'd experience in politics. But his name change at 18 shows his lifelong commitment to standing as himself, and with minorities everywhere.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Editor Alexandra Diamond-Rivlin on Zack Polanski's decision to change his name at 18, and the roots of his political courage. www.vashtimedia.com/greens-zack-...
"It is no longer just Polanski’s policies – his support of trans rights, anti-Zionism, and a wealth tax – that are ruffling critics' feathers, but the notion that someone like him, who identifies with minority status, can still belong." www.vashtimedia.com/greens-zack-...
A Green by any other name
Zack Polanski couldn't have foreseen the antisemitism he'd experience in politics. But his name change at 18 shows his lifelong commitment to standing as himself, and with minorities everywhere.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"It is no longer just Polanski’s policies – his support of trans rights, anti-Zionism, and a wealth tax – that are ruffling critics' feathers, but the notion that someone like him, who identifies with minority status, can still belong." www.vashtimedia.com/greens-zack-...
"By fashioning itself as a broker of peace and a force for future prosperity in Gaza, the government is working hard to convince the public that its complicity was just an illusion." Vashti contributing writer Hamza Yusuf on Labour's raging hypocrisy. www.vashtimedia.com/labour-sinis...
Labour's sinister double game
The government wants us to forget its crimes as it plays peace-maker in Gaza.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"By fashioning itself as a broker of peace and a force for future prosperity in Gaza, the government is working hard to convince the public that its complicity was just an illusion." Vashti contributing writer Hamza Yusuf on Labour's raging hypocrisy. www.vashtimedia.com/labour-sinis...
In this week's Pickle, editor Alexandra Diamond-Rivlin considers what's in a name – and the link between Greens leader Zack Polanski's Jewishness, progressive policies, and the antisemitism he has received from the British press. www.vashtimedia.com/greens-zack-...
A Green by any other name
Zack Polanski couldn't have foreseen the antisemitism he'd experience in politics. But his name change at 18 shows his lifelong commitment to standing as himself, and with minorities everywhere.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM
In this week's Pickle, editor Alexandra Diamond-Rivlin considers what's in a name – and the link between Greens leader Zack Polanski's Jewishness, progressive policies, and the antisemitism he has received from the British press. www.vashtimedia.com/greens-zack-...
"My feelings towards U.S. politics grew mostly cynical. But Mamdani’s victory reveals the myopia of cynicism. Change takes hope, and work, and years."
This week’s Pickle on Mamdani’s election. www.vashtimedia.com/mamdani-new-...
This week’s Pickle on Mamdani’s election. www.vashtimedia.com/mamdani-new-...
Power in hands that rarely hold it
Everyday New Yorkers react to Mamdani's win.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM
"My feelings towards U.S. politics grew mostly cynical. But Mamdani’s victory reveals the myopia of cynicism. Change takes hope, and work, and years."
This week’s Pickle on Mamdani’s election. www.vashtimedia.com/mamdani-new-...
This week’s Pickle on Mamdani’s election. www.vashtimedia.com/mamdani-new-...
After two years of complicity, Labour wants to be a peace-maker in Gaza. The British people won’t forget its crimes and see right through its performative concern for Palestinian prosperity, writes Vashti contributing writer Hamza Yusuf. www.vashtimedia.com/labour-sinis...
Labour's sinister double game
The government wants us to forget its crimes as it plays peace-maker in Gaza.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
After two years of complicity, Labour wants to be a peace-maker in Gaza. The British people won’t forget its crimes and see right through its performative concern for Palestinian prosperity, writes Vashti contributing writer Hamza Yusuf. www.vashtimedia.com/labour-sinis...
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Excited to be one of these contributing writers, and hold British Jewish instituions to account
We're excited to announce the addition of four contributing writers, whose reporting and analysis will deepen our Jewish left, anti-Zionst commitments and will be essential reading for the left at large in this time of genocide and ascendent fascism.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Excited to be one of these contributing writers, and hold British Jewish instituions to account
In our recent Pickle, everyday New Yorkers reflect on Mamdani’s historic election. www.vashtimedia.com/mamdani-new-...
Power in hands that rarely hold it
Everyday New Yorkers react to Mamdani's win.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:57 AM
In our recent Pickle, everyday New Yorkers reflect on Mamdani’s historic election. www.vashtimedia.com/mamdani-new-...
In this week’s Pickle, editor Kendall Gardner speaks to the New Yorkers in her life and reflects on the city’s reaction to Mamdani’s victory. www.vashtimedia.com/mamdani-new-...
Power in hands that rarely hold it
Everyday New Yorkers react to Mamdani's win.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:14 AM
In this week’s Pickle, editor Kendall Gardner speaks to the New Yorkers in her life and reflects on the city’s reaction to Mamdani’s victory. www.vashtimedia.com/mamdani-new-...
Read Ben Spratz' letter to the editor alongside Vashti editor Kendall Gardner's response. www.vashtimedia.com/anti-zionist...
Anti-Zionist art and the politics of cultural production
A letter to the editor and a response
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November 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Read Ben Spratz' letter to the editor alongside Vashti editor Kendall Gardner's response. www.vashtimedia.com/anti-zionist...
Settler brutality is ubiquitous in Masafer Yatta, reports Hamdan Ballal Al-Huraini. www.vashtimedia.com/settler-brut...
‘There is not a blade of grass that is not affected’: a dispatch from Masafer Yatta
The violence is spreading and everyone is vulnerable.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Settler brutality is ubiquitous in Masafer Yatta, reports Hamdan Ballal Al-Huraini. www.vashtimedia.com/settler-brut...
Contributing writers - @sasha98.bsky.social
is an investigative journalist and a 2024 British Journalism Award finalist for their work on the anti-trans movement. 1/2
is an investigative journalist and a 2024 British Journalism Award finalist for their work on the anti-trans movement. 1/2
November 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Contributing writers - @sasha98.bsky.social
is an investigative journalist and a 2024 British Journalism Award finalist for their work on the anti-trans movement. 1/2
is an investigative journalist and a 2024 British Journalism Award finalist for their work on the anti-trans movement. 1/2
Contributing writers - @josephfinlay.bsky.social is an historian, writer, and musician, who specialises in British Jewish history and culture, issues of Jews and race, and Jewish engagements in empire. 1/2
November 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Contributing writers - @josephfinlay.bsky.social is an historian, writer, and musician, who specialises in British Jewish history and culture, issues of Jews and race, and Jewish engagements in empire. 1/2
Contributing writers - Hamza Yusuf is a British-Palestinian writer and journalist based in London. His work has been published by outlets such as Declassified UK, Middle East Eye, The Nation, Mondoweiss, and others. 1/2
November 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Contributing writers - Hamza Yusuf is a British-Palestinian writer and journalist based in London. His work has been published by outlets such as Declassified UK, Middle East Eye, The Nation, Mondoweiss, and others. 1/2
Contributing writers - Eli Cugini is a writer across media, culture, and politics, who has written for The Baffler, Dazed, Tribune, and Xtra Magazine, to name only a few of his bylines. 1/2
November 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Contributing writers - Eli Cugini is a writer across media, culture, and politics, who has written for The Baffler, Dazed, Tribune, and Xtra Magazine, to name only a few of his bylines. 1/2
We're excited to announce the addition of four contributing writers, whose reporting and analysis will deepen our Jewish left, anti-Zionst commitments and will be essential reading for the left at large in this time of genocide and ascendent fascism.
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https://www.vashtimedia.com/who-we-are/#contributing-writers
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November 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
We're excited to announce the addition of four contributing writers, whose reporting and analysis will deepen our Jewish left, anti-Zionst commitments and will be essential reading for the left at large in this time of genocide and ascendent fascism.
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"It does mean, however, that artists are workers, and therefore, we can withhold our labour for political causes." www.vashtimedia.com/anti-zionist...
Anti-Zionist art and the politics of cultural production
A letter to the editor and a response
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November 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
"It does mean, however, that artists are workers, and therefore, we can withhold our labour for political causes." www.vashtimedia.com/anti-zionist...
"It is as if every moment our bodies expect to be brutalised", writes Hamdan Ballal Al-Huraini in a dispatch from Masafer Yatta. www.vashtimedia.com/settler-brut...
‘There is not a blade of grass that is not affected’: a dispatch from Masafer Yatta
The violence is spreading and everyone is vulnerable.
www.vashtimedia.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
"It is as if every moment our bodies expect to be brutalised", writes Hamdan Ballal Al-Huraini in a dispatch from Masafer Yatta. www.vashtimedia.com/settler-brut...
For this week's Pickle, a Letter to the Editor from Ben Spatz, and a response from editor Kendall Gardner. Together, their letters examine the politics of cultural production, in particular in relation to anti-Zionist art, in a time of genocide.
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Anti-Zionist art and the politics of cultural production
A letter to the editor and a response
www.vashtimedia.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:27 PM
For this week's Pickle, a Letter to the Editor from Ben Spatz, and a response from editor Kendall Gardner. Together, their letters examine the politics of cultural production, in particular in relation to anti-Zionist art, in a time of genocide.
www.vashtimedia.com/anti-zionist...
www.vashtimedia.com/anti-zionist...
Settler violence has flooded every corner of Masafer Yatta, reports activist and filmmaker Hamdan Ballal Al-Huraini in a dispatch for Vashti. www.vashtimedia.com/settler-brut...
‘There is not a blade of grass that is not affected’: a dispatch from Masafer Yatta
The violence is spreading and everyone is vulnerable.
www.vashtimedia.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Settler violence has flooded every corner of Masafer Yatta, reports activist and filmmaker Hamdan Ballal Al-Huraini in a dispatch for Vashti. www.vashtimedia.com/settler-brut...
If we are to be kept safe, it will be by further developing these coalitions with our “un-British” allies, and reclaiming the “un-British” within ourselves", writes Max Hammer. www.vashtimedia.com/on-being-un-...
On being un-British: safety through solidarity after the Manchester attack
Britishness will never protect us.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
If we are to be kept safe, it will be by further developing these coalitions with our “un-British” allies, and reclaiming the “un-British” within ourselves", writes Max Hammer. www.vashtimedia.com/on-being-un-...
“What difference can we make when we’re no longer recognised as a barrier to violence, but just another target?” Andrey X on the state of protective presence activism in the West Bank: www.vashtimedia.com/protective-p...
Protective presence doesn’t work anymore
In the West Bank, activists struggle to make a dent in Israel's impunity.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
“What difference can we make when we’re no longer recognised as a barrier to violence, but just another target?” Andrey X on the state of protective presence activism in the West Bank: www.vashtimedia.com/protective-p...
In this week’s Pickle, editor Kendall Gardner
interrogates the ethics of producing art full stop in a world where culture is business, and more often than not, through one tie or another, in the business of genocide. www.vashtimedia.com/jazz-hands-h...
interrogates the ethics of producing art full stop in a world where culture is business, and more often than not, through one tie or another, in the business of genocide. www.vashtimedia.com/jazz-hands-h...
Jazz hands and hollow gestures — watching a play is not political action
On the emptiness of art in the shadow of genocide.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
In this week’s Pickle, editor Kendall Gardner
interrogates the ethics of producing art full stop in a world where culture is business, and more often than not, through one tie or another, in the business of genocide. www.vashtimedia.com/jazz-hands-h...
interrogates the ethics of producing art full stop in a world where culture is business, and more often than not, through one tie or another, in the business of genocide. www.vashtimedia.com/jazz-hands-h...