The New York Times – Film:
A drama about a Palestinian boy who sneaks into Israel won the top prize at Israel’s version of the Oscars. The country’s culture minister called the ceremony “shameful.”
Category: Israel-Gaza War (2023- )
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Music Festival in Belgium Cancels Concert Led by Israeli Conductor
The New York Times – Music:
The Flanders Festival Ghent dropped a Munich Philharmonic program, citing concerns over a conductor’s possible views on Gaza. German leaders called the move antisemitic.
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Challenging How Germany Remembers the 1972 Olympics Attack
The New York Times – Music:
With tensions running high over the war in Gaza, a new opera and a movie are looking back on the moment when Israeli athletes were murdered at the Munich Games.
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‘No Other Land’ Documentary Is an Eye-Opener on West Bank
The New York Times – Film:
A team of Palestinian and Israeli directors take a daring approach to the subject. But the Oscar-nominated film could not find a U.S. distributor.
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Before the Eurovision Final, a Pro-Palestinian March
The New York Times – Music:
For months, activists and some fans of the song contest have demanded Israel be banned from the event, which this year takes place in Malmo, Sweden.
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Israel’s Eurovision Entrant Faces Down Her Critics
The New York Times – Music:
Campaigners have unsuccessfully urged the Eurovision Song Contest to ban Eden Golan because of her country’s war in Gaza. “I won’t let anything break me,” she said.
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Jerry Seinfeld Can No Longer Be About Nothing
The New York Times – Film:
The comedian, long beloved for his apolitical riffs, has been wrestling with what it means to be Jewish amid the Israel-Hamas war. Not everyone is pleased.
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Palestinian Flags Fly at Protests Worldwide. They Won’t Be at Eurovision.
The New York Times – Music:
The organizers of the glitzy singing contest said that attendees would be allowed to wave only the flags of participating nations — including Israel’s.