Posts tagged Tel Aviv
The Eurovision Song Contest is rocking Israel
The Eurovision Song Contest is rocking Israel

(NEWS ANALYSIS) Palestinian jihadi militants in the Gaza Strip fired more than 700 rockets and mortars over the weekend, right as tens of thousands of musicians and fans are arriving to Tel Aviv for the 64th annual Eurovision festival. The move doesn’t make sense militarily, but likely aims instead to damage Israeli tourism.

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Conflict, Middle East, News, Primary Feature, Religion, CultureGil ZoharGil Zohar, Israel, Eurovision, Eurovision Song Contest, Middle East, Tel Aviv, Gaza Strip, Palestinians, Israeli Defense Forces, Israel Palestine conflict, Jerusalem, Netta Barzilai, Primary Feature, Judaism, Secondary Feature
In Israel, a family of Ethiopian Jews protest police violence through art
In Israel, a family of Ethiopian Jews protest police violence through art

Ethiopian Jews make up only two percent of Israel’s population, but they account for 40 percent of the public discrimination complaints. The art show “The Color Line” draws inspiration from the Black Lives Matter movement and the African-American writer W.E.B. Du Bois.

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Africa, Conflict, Middle East, Justice, Primary Feature, Religion, Religious Equality, News, CultureHaleluya HaderoEthiopia, Jews, Israel, Ethiopian Jews, Yehuda Biagda, Tel Aviv, the color line, racism, police violence, police brutality, discrimination, black Jews, Haleluya Hadero, Primary Feature, Secondary Feature, Secondary feature, news, secondary feature, Judaism