Israeli film "Foxtrot," which Culture Minister Miri Regev has castigated as an insult to the military, has won the country's best film award, making it a candidate for the Oscars.
The surreal and complex movie by director Samuel Maoz includes what could be seen as a critical view of the Israeli military.
It also won the Grand Jury prize atRead more
Palestinian rapper Tamer Nafar’s politically-charged lyrics have sparked the same kind of controversy that may have made his hero Tupac Shakur proud.
Nafar, from the pioneering political rap group DAM, has touched a nerve with songs like “Who’s the Terrorist?” skewering what he and others say is discrimination against Arabs in Israel.
He has become a star among Israel’s Arab populationRead more