Is Europe ‘nostalgic for a racist past’ when it didn’t have to apologise for its colonialism? 

In this week’s episode of The Big Picture, we sit down with renowned Australian anthropologist Ghassan Hage. 

Hage is currently fighting against the prestigious Max Planck Society in Germany over accusations of ‘antisemitism’ over his critiques of Israel.

This week, Germany’s government had to defend its ongoing military support for Israel’s war in Gaza after a legal case was filed at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by Nicaragua, who accused Germany of “facilitating the commission of genocide”.

We go in-depth and speak about Germany, antisemitism and the end of liberal Europe.

Hage was invited to a placement at a Max Planck inst ...