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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Ahmed Jundeya reports on how five Palestinian families have begun to rebuild their lives after Israeli bulldozers demolished their homes earlier this month. www.vashtimedia.com/after-the-de...

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After the demolition

Five Palestinian families struggle to rebuild their lives in the occupied West Bank.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

In last week's Pickle, contributing writer Joseph Finlay on how Starmerism has harmed us all. www.vashtimedia.com/toxic-legacy...

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The toxic legacy of Starmerite philosemitism

Goodbye to our biggest fan and worst enemy.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Goodbye to our biggest fan and worst enemy. Read this week's Pickle by contributing writer Joseph Finlay in full on our website. www.vashtimedia.com/toxic-legacy...

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The toxic legacy of Starmerite philosemitism

Goodbye to our biggest fan and worst enemy.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The alliance between big tech and the US military isn't a recent development, but has always been part of the plan, writes Jacob Keesing Ostfeld in a new piece for Vashti. www.vashtimedia.com/partners-by-...

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Partners by design

The AI platforms now being taken up by the NHS started out as, and remain essential tools of US warfare.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

In this week's Pickle, contributing writer Sasha Baker examines how the toxic combination of far-right media and a government crackdown led to the targeting and eventual emptying of a hotel in London housing migrants. www.vashtimedia.com/fascists-v-t...

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Fascists v the Thistle

The butterfly effect of one anti-migrant tweet.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

In the latest instalment of our Humans of Masafer Yatta x Vashti column, we publish a poem by activist and writer Ahmed Jundeya. www.vashtimedia.com/the-caravan-...

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The Caravan Never Arrives Alone

A poem from Masafer Yatta.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

"And as someone who has been 498 before, let me tell you with absolute certainty: Amir is not ok." www.vashtimedia.com/type-1-apoca...

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Type 1 apocalypse

Israel's inhumane blockade of Gaza is killing sick children.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

In this week's Pickle, editor Evan Robins examines how the destruction of medical infrastructure, Israel's blockade, and resultant insulin shortages have impacted the lives and life expectancy of diabetics in Gaza. www.vashtimedia.com/type-1-apoca...

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Type 1 apocalypse

Israel's inhumane blockade of Gaza is killing sick children.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

"Qibya was not the first nor the last massacre committed by Israel in those years. But it was the first time that mass murder had been perpetrated by Israel’s official armed forces following an explicit order from the political leaders of the state." www.vashtimedia.com/the-qibya-bl...

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The Qibya blueprint

Israel has been massacring civilians, and lying about it, since its inception.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Writer and activist Raphael Mimoun examines how a long-forgotten massacre in the Palestinian town of Qibya established a template for the violence, denialism and deception characteristic of Israel's strategy in Gaza today. www.vashtimedia.com/the-qibya-bl...

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The Qibya blueprint

Israel has been massacring civilians, and lying about it, since its inception.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Editor Kendall Gardner interviews Matan Kaminer and Ben Schuman-Stoler, the co-hosts of Bad Cousins – a new podcast exploring the geopolitics of the Middle East through the lens of religion, and specifically, the patriarchal figure of Abraham. www.vashtimedia.com/abraham-issu...

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Abraham issues

An interview with Matan Kaminer and Ben Schuman-Stoler, hosts of the new podcast Bad Cousins.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

A week ago, four Palestine Action activists became the first people in Britain sentenced as terrorists for damaging property through direct action. Editor Asha Lyons Sumroy documents solidarity outside their sentencing, in photos and words. www.vashtimedia.com/photos-filto...

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PHOTOS: The day direct action became terrorism

Documenting solidarity outside Woolwich Crown Court

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

"We are seeing the emergence of what some critical observers are calling an Arab or Muslim Zionism, centred around these Gulf countries and their apparatuses of intellectual production." www.vashtimedia.com/abraham-issu...

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Abraham issues

An interview with Matan Kaminer and Ben Schuman-Stoler, hosts of the new podcast Bad Cousins.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Kendall Gardner interviews Matan Kaminer and Ben Schuman-Stoler, co-hosts of the new podcast Bad Cousins, on the possibilities and risks of bringing a religious lens to the geopolitics of the Middle East. www.vashtimedia.com/abraham-issu...

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Abraham issues

An interview with Matan Kaminer and Ben Schuman-Stoler, hosts of the new podcast Bad Cousins.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

"The “facts of the ground” were established and genocide was inevitable." Read contributing writer Hamza Yusuf's interview with media analyst Adam H. Johnson, up now on our website. www.vashtimedia.com/centre-left-...

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How the centre-left media legitimised a genocide

An interview with journalist and media analyst Adam H. Johnson.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

In this week's Pickle, contributing writer Hamza Yusuf speaks with journalist and media analyst Adam H. Johnson about his new book, How to Sell A Genocide: The Media’s Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza. www.vashtimedia.com/centre-left-...

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How the centre-left media legitimised a genocide

An interview with journalist and media analyst Adam H. Johnson.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Jessie Sumroy traces the lineage of Ashkenazi assimilation into whiteness, from the blackface minstrelsy of early Hollywood to the launch of the Reform Jewish Alliance in the UK today. www.vashtimedia.com/a-pattern-th...

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A pattern that must be broken

Jewish assimilation at the expense of other minorities continues to threaten an anti-racist future.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

"That day was one of the few times in my life when I was delighted to be reproached by a security guard. He had reminded me of what I believed in and what I stood for, and of why I wore that badge in the first place." www.vashtimedia.com/everyday-dis...

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Everyday dissent

Becoming a British citizen in a time of overwhelming repression.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

"What is the point of having the privilege to express yourself politically if that freedom is not used well?" Professor Rebecca Ruth Gould @rrgould.bsky.social on becoming a British citizen and the duty to stand up for Palestine at all times and in all places. www.vashtimedia.com/everyday-dis...

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Everyday dissent

Becoming a British citizen in a time of overwhelming repression.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

"Thirty-six years after his death, Kahane’s extremism has returned to the diaspora and warped our reality." Read David Renton's piece in full on our website. www.vashtimedia.com/kahane-in-ou...

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Kahane in our communities

Mainstream Zionist groups may condemn the demagogue’s name, but they embrace his racist politics.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Hamdan Ballal Al-Huraini describes Israel's attempt to drive an existential wedge between Palestinians and their land in our newest installation of the Vashti x Humans of Masafer Yatta column. www.vashtimedia.com/biological-t...

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Biological terrorism runs rampant in Masafer Yatta

The occupation tries to turn the land and natural world against us.

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DK Renton @davidkr.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

“In the UK, only the BBC and the Guardian have reported the story. Yet here, too, Kahane’s influence is pervasive, from far-right street groups to mainstream Zionist organisations. And it’s only getting stronger...” www.vashtimedia.com/kahane-in-ou...

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Kahane in our communities

Mainstream Zionist groups may condemn the demagogue’s name, but they embrace his racist politics.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

The legacy and influence of Meir Kahane's far-right, ultranationalist movement extends beyond the West Bank – it's here in the UK too, writes David Renton (bsky.app/profile/davi...). Read the piece in full and subscribe to our newsletters via the links in our bio.

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Kahane in our communities

Mainstream Zionist groups may condemn the demagogue’s name, but they embrace his racist politics.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

"Progressive Judaism must mean something more than gutless desperation to fall in with the mainstream, no matter how despicably the mainstream is behaving. Progressive Judaism means doing justly, even if we end up on our own." www.vashtimedia.com/rallying-wit...

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Rallying with racists

A message to the Movement for Progressive Judaism.

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Stefan Mohamed @stefmowords.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

good piece. recommend following @vashtimedia.bsky.social if you want genuinely progressive, thoughtful Jewish perspectives on current events

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Rallying with racists

A message to the Movement for Progressive Judaism.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

We cannot condemn Jew-hatred when standing alongside founts of Muslim-hatred, insists Rabbi Gabriel Kanter-Webber in a reflection on the Progressive Movement for Judaism's decision to participate in last week's cynical rally against antisemitism. www.vashtimedia.com/rallying-wit...

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Rallying with racists

A message to the Movement for Progressive Judaism.

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A.J.A. Woods @ajawoods.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

really enjoyed this @vashtimedia.bsky.social interview with @sasha98.bsky.social, especially the bit where they give me vietnam-esque flashbacks to the miliband years! www.vashtimedia.com/the-go-to-co...

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'The go-to conspiracy narrative of right-wing intellectuals'

An interview with historian of fascism A.J.A. Woods on their new book, The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

"We need people on the Jewish left, like him, to step forward and try to offer a way through this clusterfuck of antisemitism, Zionism, and genocide." Vashti editors discuss with contributing writer Joseph Finlay the rise in antisemitic attacks in London. www.vashtimedia.com/the-present-...

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The present crisis

A conversation on attacks and repression in London.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Contributing writer Sasha Baker interviews historian of fascism A.J.A. Woods on the meaning of the term "cultural Marxism", along with its relationship to past and present forms of antisemitism. www.vashtimedia.com/the-go-to-co...

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'The go-to conspiracy narrative of right-wing intellectuals'

An interview with historian of fascism A.J.A. Woods on their new book, The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy.

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Annie Gottfried Cohen @annsplaining.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Great conversation with @josephfinlay.bsky.social and @vashtimedia.bsky.social editors Asha Sumroy and Evan Robins, trying to make sense of the recent antisemitic attacks and, as Joseph puts it, the 'utter, utter nonsense' of the state response to them www.vashtimedia.com/the-present-...

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The present crisis

A conversation on attacks and repression in London.

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Joseph Finlay @josephfinlay.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I took part in a discussion for @vashtimedia.bsky.social on monday on the current situation around antisemitism in Britain www.vashtimedia.com/the-present-...

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The present crisis

A conversation on attacks and repression in London.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

In this week's Pickle, editors Evan Robins and Asha Sumroy discuss with contributing writer Joseph Finlay the attack in Golders Green last week, which politicians have rushed to connect to the pro-Palestine movement. www.vashtimedia.com/the-present-...

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The present crisis

A conversation on attacks and repression in London.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Ahmed Jundeya traces cycles of displacement in his family's village of Tuba for our Humans of Masafer Yatta x Vashti column. Read the piece in full and subscribe to our newsletters via the links in our bio. www.vashtimedia.com/tuba-masafer...

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Tuba was designed to be our refuge – now we risk displacement from there too

Years ago, my grandfather dug caves and a well into a mountain, knowing that the land itself has always been the only thing we can truly depend on.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

"When we call ourselves pro-Palestine we are saying that Israel’s Jews can once again be Palestinians; that they will be equal citizens of a free Palestine once they exchange privilege for equality," writes contributing writer @josephfinlay.bsky.social www.vashtimedia.com/from-anti-zi...

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From anti-Zionist to pro-Palestine

A case for positive language.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

We need a new language of liberation, argues Vashti contributing writer Joseph Finlay in this week's Pickle. Read the piece in full and subscribe to our newsletters via the links in our bio. www.vashtimedia.com/from-anti-zi...

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From anti-Zionist to pro-Palestine

A case for positive language.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

With a week to go until the May elections, the antisemitism smears are coming in thick and fast for Greens leader Zack Polanski. But he's not backing down, and the polls are turning. www.vashtimedia.com/zack-polansk...

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Zack Polanski is provoking the right people

How far will the establishment go to tar the Greens’ Jewish leader as an antisemite?

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

"Every morning I stand at the door and say goodbye to my son as if I'm saying goodbye twice: once because he's going to school, and once because he's walking there on a road that isn't safe." www.vashtimedia.com/our-children...

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Our children are carrying far more than just their backpacks

For over two weeks, the Israeli occupation has denied the children of Umm al-Khair access to their school.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Join us for a virtual conversation on Israel's wartime acceleration of genocide and annexation in Palestine, featuring Basel Adra, Mariam Barghouti, Mohammed R. Mhawish (@mohamhawish.bsky.social), and Hamza Yusuf. Co-sponsored with @equatormag.bsky.social Link to register below 👇

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

For over two weeks, the Israeli occupation has denied the children of Umm al-Khair access to their school. In the latest installation of the Humans of Masafer Yatta x Vashti column, Hanady Hathaleen reports on the children's resilient protest. www.vashtimedia.com/our-children...

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Our children are carrying far more than just their backpacks

For over two weeks, the Israeli occupation has denied the children of Umm al-Khair access to their school.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

"But if the gas station in question is fuelling the fighter jets dropping bombs on civilians, aren’t we just splitting hairs?" www.vashtimedia.com/spineless-st...

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Spineless Starmer

In the midst of global crisis, the UK’s biggest concern remains arresting its own pensioners.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

In this week's Pickle, editor Kendall Gardner on Starmer and the UK's pitiful response to the US-Israel war on Iran. www.vashtimedia.com/spineless-st...

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Spineless Starmer

In the midst of global crisis, the UK’s biggest concern remains arresting its own pensioners.

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Hettie O’Brien @hettieobrien.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I had a great time talking to Evan Robins at @vashtimedia.bsky.social about THE ASSET CLASS recently - you can read our interview here: www.vashtimedia.com/the-asset-cl...

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‘Public austerity on the one hand, private leverage on the other’

An interview with Hettie O’Brien on her new book, The Asset Class.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Who owns our houses, hospitals, care homes, and even our water? Editor Evan Robins interviews journalist Hettie O'Brien (@hettieobrien.bsky.social) about the secretive world of private equity and her new book, The Asset Class.

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‘Public austerity on the one hand, private leverage on the other’

An interview with Hettie O’Brien on her new book, The Asset Class.

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Vashti Media @vashtimedia.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

In times like these, why should this night still be different from all other nights? asks editor Asha Sumroy in this week's Pickle – a lyrical meditation on the meaning of Passover, Jewishness, and true liberation. www.vashtimedia.com/a-fifth-ques...

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A fifth question

What future is there for the Jewish left?

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