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Palestinian women on Saturday shouting slogans during a rally marking International Women's Day in the West Bank town of Ramallah. (AP) Last update - 17:52 08/03/2008 Israel marks Int'l Women's Day with music, drama and art By Haaretz Service and The Associated Press Tags: Music, Condoleezza Rice  Israel marked International Women's Day on Saturday with music, drama and art exhibits held across the country. The Jerusalem Bible Lands Museum was to celebrate the day with a concert on Saturday evening, featuring singer Hagit Goldberg presenting the unique styles of female jazz vocalists. These were to vary from Ella Fitzgerald's improvisation to Billie Holiday's powerful vocals. Art galleries in Holon were to host special exhibits dedicated to women, while the 2008 Woman's festival was marked at Holon Theatre and other venues around the city, with events aimed at exploring a woman's need to claim her own closed, personal space. Advertisement One of the performances to be staged at Holon was "Creatures of the night," a show written by Anat Mor about three very tired new mothers during a long night relating how they experience motherhood. Palestinian women also marked the day, holding small rallies in towns and villages in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday led a group of powerful women, including presidents and prime ministers, in calling for a world where women's talents are used as much as men's to make peace and fight poverty. Also last week, most female Knesset employees were banned from receiving either a promotion or a pay raise in 2008, after they failed to attend mandatory events in honor of International Women's Day. Related articles: ReportHigh Court upholds Katsav sex crimes plea bargain Men still earning more, says survey for Women's Day Man, woman, and everything in between Bookmark to del.icio.us   From Pyongyang N. Korea expresses hope for stronger ties with Syria. Peres in Paris Pres. tells Le Figaro Israel won't act alone to halt Iran.   1.   Pal women are allowed free movement once a year 20:32  |  Sara 08/03/08   2.   Why is she holding a picture of a man? 21:09  |  Suzanne 08/03/08   3.   re: man in the picture 21:38  |  sophia 08/03/08   4.   women day 21:45  |  erica 08/03/08   5.   holding picture 21:56  |  yasmeen 08/03/08   6.   # 1 Sarah 21:59  |  Realistic Arab 08/03/08   7.   Erica, Arabs have never demonstrated for what you claim 22:07  |  Genuine Tosefta 08/03/08   8.   holding picture correction 22:13  |  yasmeen 08/03/08   9.   Music,Drama,and Arrt! 23:37  |  Catherine Heredia 08/03/08   10.   To Yasmeen (#5) 00:18  |  Morris Valentine 09/03/08   11.   To Sara #1 01:27  |  Mudracker 09/03/08   12.   To Realistic arab and Mudracker 10:29  |  Sara 09/03/08   13.   #1 Sara and white man`s burden 11:02  |  Warren 09/03/08

Today Online Palestinians: Hamas, Hezbollah cooperated on Jerusalem attack Responses: 83 Intel chiefs to present cabinet with grim scenarios for 2008 Responses: 23 Zvi Bar'el: Make Syria a partner in the war on terror Responses: 5 Gideon Levy: Mercaz Harav produced the rabbis who led the vilest form of Zionism Responses: 11 Editorial: Peace now, or eternal conflict later Responses: 8 Rosner's Domain Whose Jerusalem Is It, anyway? Poll: Should Abbas and Olmert continue their talks? An Israeli and a crocodile (WTR) The Israel Factor: What's wrong with Obama? Rosner's Mailbox: Stop focusing on Israel's favorability polls More Headlines 12:16 IDF soldier dies of wounds sustained in Gaza border ambush 12:29 Palestinians: Hamas, Hezbollah cooperated on Jerusalem terror attack 12:06 Report: Hamas leader says hundreds of militants trained in Iran, Syria 11:53 Likud MK to propose banning public mourning for terrorists 11:43 For stricken yeshiva, trauma of terror attack likely to linger 07:22 Jewish Agency to start anti-terror drive after J'lem attack 02:59 ANALYSIS / J'lem attack doesn't signal start of third intifada 07:06 Intel chiefs to present cabinet with grim scenarios for 2008 11:01 Rishon Letzion man stabs wife to death as daughter, 12, looks on 04:40 Peretz wants Ayalon to join him in Labor Party challenge to Barak Previous Editions Select Day 07 mar 06 mar 05 mar 04 mar 03 mar 02 mar 29 feb 28 feb 27 feb 26 feb 25 feb 24 feb

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