These Are the Top News Stories in Haaretz – From 1919
The Historical Jewish Press Project has uploaded Haaretz issues from its first 13 years of existence - now digitally available, free of charge
Israel culture
Asked to Strip by Security Guard, Palestinian Artist Refuses to Fly to Israel
Nasreen Abu Bakr was due to travel from Berlin to participate in an exhibition in Haifa, but suffered 'degrading' treatment and did not board her El Al flight
'What’s the Alternative – to Join the Forces of Evil?' Israeli Singer Noa's Revolution Against 'Trumpism'
The singer talks with Haaretz about her new album, Bach, the Israeli cross she has to bear and how to survive in the era of Cardi B.
Tel Aviv Museum Renames Building After Richest Man in Israel
The Eyal & Marilyn Ofer Family Foundation will donate $5 million to renovate the Helena Rubinstein pavilion, which is part of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Meet the Israeli Druze Artist Taking the Art World by Storm
Galleries in Berlin and New York are enamored by the work of Fatma Shanan, a 33-year-old painter from a Druze village in northern Israel who wants to transcend identity politics and reclaim the female form
'Ignorant, Nasty and Mean-spirited Country': The Rising Israeli Star Who Dared to Play in a Movie Critical of Israel
Tom Mercier, whose performance in 'Synonyms' had international critics comparing him to Marlon Brando, talks about being inspired by Conor McGregor and Beyoncé, and what nude scenes taught him
Israeli Attorney General to Culture Minister: You Have No Authority to Intervene in 'Offensive' Art
Avichai Mandelblit rejects Miri Regev's request for authority to pull funding from institutions for their content, says it 'seriously infringes on freedom of expression'
WATCH Israel Releases Official Eurovision Song Nominee, Kobi Marimi's 'Home'
Unlike last year's 'Toy,' a fast-paced pop song, Israel's 2019 nominee is a ballad
Why Some Israeli Women Still Choose Full-time Motherhood
Given the choice between career and family, many are consciously choosing the latter, says Prof. Dahlia Moore
The Israeli Who Won the Oscar, Without Getting an Oscar
Sharon Maymon, screenwriter for the Oscar-winning short film 'Skin', returned home without a statuette, but he's not wasting time worrying about that
Israel's Burning Man Cancelled After Army Turns Down Proposed Location
Organizers call off the annual Midburn festival after failing to secure authorization for its new location in a military training area
Two Israeli Films, One Starring Transgender Woman, to Be Screened at Tribeca Film Festival
This year’s features program includes 103 films – half directed by women, and 29%, says the festival, by people of color
Israel's Culture Minister Calls to Fire Arab Ministry Employee Over Facebook Post Hailing Terrorists
'If this land is raped, you and your souls will be next in line,' Lobna Zoabi wrote in a post following a terror attack at the Temple Mount two years ago
Walid Abu Shakra, Pioneer of Palestinian Art in Israel, Dies at 73
Abu Shakra came from a family of prominent artists in Umm al-Fahm and took to projects that focused on Palestinians’ connection to their lands
This Award-winning Filmmaker Is Praised by His Fellow Israelis. And It's Making Him Uncomfortable
Nadav Lapid, whose film on a fed-up Israeli living abroad won Berlin's Golden Bear, says Israel lacks a rebellious instinct. 'We need someone to be in the opposition, to upset the power structure of cinema'
Rank and File: Sondheim's 'Into the Woods' Musical Opens in Arad
Plus, an evening of music dedicated to the recovery of soldier Netanel Felber and a musical lecture on the U.S. civil rights movement by Larry and Mindy
After Uploading 28,000 Historical Images, Wikimedia Signs Deal With National Library of Israel
The archivists initially accused Wikimedia of acting 'violently' and like 'thieves in the night' for uploading trove of historical photos
A Tel Aviv Street Poet's Kim Kardashian Dream
The story behind Nitzan Mintz's graffiti, which saved her life at 17
Israeli Filmmaker Guy Nattiv's 'Skin' Wins Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film
'This film is about education,' Nattiv says, pointing to the kind of bigotry his grandparents experienced during the Holocaust
Female Empowerment and Pickled Herring: How Ruth Bader Ginsburg Became the Notorious RBG
Filmmaker Julie Cohen on how she managed to gain access to the notoriously private Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s life, and why every American woman is standing on this diminutive Jewish woman’s shoulders
Underground American-Israeli Street Artist 'Know Hope' Comes Out of the Dark
After years working underground and under pseudonyms, Addam Yekutieli continues his journey into the establishment. ‘The move was organic,’ he says about latest exhibition
Israel's 2019 Eurovision Song Will Be Very Different From Netta's 'Toy'
Kobi Marimi's ballad 'Home' has been chosen to represent Israel at the song contest, which the country is set to host this May
Israeli Winner of Berlin Festival Dares Culture Minister to Watch His Film
Nadav Lapid says the fact his film was financed by the Culture Ministry is 'the supreme expression' of Israel's democratic character
Israeli Director's Film Wins Top Prize at Berlin Festival
Nadav Lapid's 'Synonyms,' about a young Israeli who moves to Paris, have been praised by critics as 'brilliant' and 'fearless'
Analysis Ruling on Divisive 'McJesus' Sculpture Fulfills Israeli Culture Minister's Censorship Fantasies
Following years of attempts by Miri Regev to curb offensive artistic expression, this week a court in Haifa upheld the mayor's right to intervene in content at a municipal museum to 'maintain public order'
Rank and File: Arava Institute Honors Its Founder, Alon Tal
Plus, an election primer in Tel Aviv for noncitizens living in Israel and runners competing for two charities founded by English-speaking natives in the Tel Aviv Marathon
Sotheby’s Just Launched Its New Tel Aviv Gallery, With Chinese Protest Art
Even though Sotheby’s Israel doesn’t function any longer as a sales branch, its new gallery opened in Tel Aviv, with art which is not for sale.
Israeli Singer Kobi Marimi Chosen to Represent Israel at Eurovision Song Contest
Marimi wins finals of 'The Next Star,' overcoming controversial vocalist Shefita; he will grace the stages of the song contest Israel is slated to host in May
Analysis Israelis May Be About to Choose a PR Nightmare to Represent Them at Eurovision
Israel thought the song contest would be a great opportunity to showcase itself, but a fierce debate over cultural appropriation threatens to go global if the singer Shefita triumphs in Tuesday's local final
Editorial In the Service of Israeli Censorship
The bottom line is that an Israeli court allowed a politician to intervene in cultural and artistic content under the vague umbrella of 'preventing hurt feelings'