Putting out a contract on art by Yitzhak Laor …Below is the text of the contract that authors and artists sign with the Foreign Ministry in exchange for funding for the most important component in their international career: their trips to cultural and literary events, including film, theater, and dance festivals. … “Contract Between the…
Israeli Checkpoints in the Occupied Territories MIFTAH, August 21, 2008 ‘The quarter of a million Israeli settlers in the West Bank do not have to pass through the checkpoints. They are given access to bypass roads, only available to them, which connect West Bank settlements to Israel…The checkpoints scattered all over the West Bank affect…
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You must be joking Aya Kaniuk in Mahsallim Journal ‘I assume he will not remember what he did to M. He will not remember what he did to him because M. was not a human being. And because M. was not a human being, soldier Idan or Ido or Omer or Tomer sent him back.…
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Israel okays outpost construction plan: rights group Israeli forces demolish Aqraba area homes Adalah: Israeli illegally selling Palestinian Refugee Property 50+ bullets for a fishing boat Israeli minister’s visit to mosque sparks anger PLC Speaker Aziz Dweik freed from Israeli prison The Israeli military invades Bil’in village and kidnap four civilians Israeli Navy kidnaps four…
Israel – Come and have a good time Sep 4th 2008 The Economist Israelis want foreigners to see their country in a new light…Israel, long frustrated by its image as a country tarnished by danger and strife, wants to rebrand itself—as hip, cool, cultured, fun and creative. The initiative comes from Israeli diplomats and Jewish…
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Doctors demand Yoram Blachar resign as ethics chief over Israeli torture The Guardian, 21st June, 2009 More than 700 doctors from 43 countries have written a letter of protest to their governing ethical body, the World Medical Association (WMA), alleging that its recently appointed Israeli president has turned a blind eye to the involvement of…