Israeli lyricist Tzruya Lahav dies at 74 after cancer battle

Lahav played a major role in shaping popular Israeli music across generations and wrote the lyrics for many songs that have ...
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Upstaged by war, Israeli film and music artists battle global boycott calls

As filmmakers pull screenings from Israeli festivals, Hollywood actors call to boycott the Israeli film industry, and several countries look to oust Israel from the Eurovision Song Contest, Israel’s ...
Hyperallergic

First-ever Exhibition of Israeli Artists in the UAE Faces Calls for Boycott

The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) is calling to boycott the first-ever exhibition of Israeli artists in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which opened ...
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Israel’s liberal artists decry attempts to limit expression

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel’s cultural class is increasingly alarmed by what many see as a tightening noose on freedom of expression, as a hard-line government minister seeks to cut off funding for ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Will Trump’s Peace Plan End Calls to Boycott Israeli Artists?

As ceasefire talks progress, filmmakers hope the world will start listening — not boycotting: “If you oppose Netanyahu’s Israeli government, targeting us is like shooting yourself in the leg." By ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

From Israel to Morocco to an HBCU in New Orleans, these Jewish artists are searching for home

Neta Elkayam and Amit Hai Cohen teach the most popular elective at Xavier University. At least for now. The class does not begin with a lecture. Instead, Neta Elkayam stands at the front of the room ...