Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar has said he will pull state funding for the country’s national film honors, the Ophir Awards, after the Palestinian anti-war drama The Sea took top prize at the ...

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The Arabic-language film, Israel’s Academy Award submission this year, has ignited criticism on the left and the right. On Thursday, it opens the Other Israel Film Festival in Manhattan. Israeli film ...

Israeli citizens Khaled Farrag and Yasmin Yablonko defended their refusal to serve in the Israel Defense Forces because of the Israeli government’s treatment of the Druze and Palestinian communities ...

Participation in the NYC chapter of Tzofim has surged over the past two years, writes scouts member and New York Jewish Week Teen Fellow Naomi Granit. This article was produced as part of the New York ...

In recent years, Israel’ssports culture has undergone a remarkable transformation, evolving from a primarily local pastime into a dynamic arena that draws international interest. This shift is not ...

(CNN) — Israel’s minister of culture has vowed to cut funding for the country’s film academy and its annual awards show after a movie about a Palestinian boy’s dream of seeing the ocean won big. On ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MATTI CASPI performs in 2015. (photo credit: GERSHON ELINSON/FLASH90) The family said in a statement, “With aching hearts and deep ...

Miki Zohar, Israel’s culture minister, praised Dana Eden, who was found dead in a hotel room on Sunday in Athens, Greece, as one of the most prominent and influential TV producers in Israel.