Aron Keller

Aug 16, 2024 | vashtimedia.com | Emily Coatman |Asha Lyons Sumroy |Francesca Newton |Aron Keller

Hey, it’s Ben,“To recognise and condemn Israel’s violence for the genocide it is should not … be difficult,” Hamza Yusuf wrote in Vashti less than two weeks into the war. “Never mind the damning list of war crimes that Israel has already committed in response to Hamas’s 7 October attack; one merely needs to take Israeli officials at their word to understand their strategic objectives in Gaza.”Vashti exists to keep the spotlight on the issues that actually matter, and to call them by their name.

Aug 15, 2024 | vashtimedia.com | Asha Lyons Sumroy |Francesca Newton |Aron Keller |Martin Saps

Over the past few weeks, the UK has witnessed a surge in far-right violence, as well as the mobilisation of anti-fascist counter-demonstrations in response. In light of these events, Vashti editor Emily Coatman sat down with writer David Rosenberg to gain perspective on what a lifetime of principled anti-racist and anti-fascist activism can teach those on the left hoping to make sense of and confront this moment head on.

Aug 9, 2024 | vashtimedia.com | Francesca Newton |Aron Keller |Martin Saps |Evan Robins

Culture — 6 min read A building stands on Whitechapel High Street. Rising up over the doorway and to the right of the white sign with dark purple times new roman font that descendsV A PE Down to an easel advertising Jack the Ripper Walking Tours And above the fading building numberIs a large emblem that looks like it's carved out of stone.

Aug 7, 2024 | vashtimedia.com | Aron Keller |Martin Saps |Evan Robins |Alexandra Diamond-Rivlin

The Far Right — 6 min read The obvious thing to say is that it could be us. Homes and shops are being vandalised, places of worship are under siege, individuals are being attacked for their ethnic and religious appearance. Jews are familiar with all of these scenarios, either first-hand or from the stories of our parents and grandparents. The history of racist violence and the constant threat of its reemergence is a key part of our religious education.

Jul 17, 2024 | vashtimedia.com | Aaron Grant |Alice Austin |Francesca Newton |Aron Keller

“Nothing that happens here is transcendental. It is just about who gets to live in and farm these hills.”In the Jordan Valley, which runs along the eastern portion of the occupied West Bank, there is a vague tedium for those of us who engage in the act of “protective presence” – accompanying Palestinian shepherds as they go about their daily routines, in order to deter and document state and settler violence.