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Israeli rock legends’ reunion signals end of an era
Over the past several months, legendary Israeli rock band Kaveret (‘Beehive’ in Hebrew) reunited to hold what is likely to be its final round of performances. For many, the group – which skyrocketed to global popularity in the 1970s with its clever songs and absurd skits – is part and parcel of Israeli identity. But…
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August 31, 2013
Arab-Jewish hip hop group challenges Israeli ‘melting pot’
System Ali, a ten-piece hip hop outfit which raps in Arabic, Russian, Hebrew and English sits down with Café Gibraltar to talk about the power of the genre, normalization, revolutionary Arab street poetry and the need to struggle for justice in their home city. By Hagar Shezaf How did it all start? We started playing in…
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August 22, 2013
A new ‘home’: Building a future of multicultural belonging
By Inna Michaeli and Zohar Elmakias In his film “Once I Entered a Garden” (2012), Israeli director Avi Mograbi documents a series of meetings with his Arabic teacher, Ali Al-Azhari. Mograbi shares his dreams with Al-Azhari, along with biographical details about his Jewish-Lebanese family; together they imagine possible scrips about return and their intersection histories.…
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July 26, 2013
Searching for song and identity, from the Maghreb to the Negev
Neta Elkayam, an upcoming artist and musician based in Jerusalem, tells the story of her multi-faceted identity and presents her own personal mixtape. Café Gibraltar sat down with Elkayam to discuss her experiences growing up in a southern Israeli development town, her life-changing trip to Morocco, and the power of North Africa’s female singers. By…
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July 9, 2013
Palestinian’s ‘Arab Idol’ victory is a reminder that there’s nothing to fear
Muhammed Assaf’s victory on ‘Arab Idol’ should be a reminder to Israelis that there is nothing to fear. On the contrary, when it comes to our Arab neighbors, there is plenty to be proud of. By Noam Shaul I only discovered Mohammed Assaf, a contestant on the “Arab Idol” reality show and resident of Khan…
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June 29, 2013
Hasidic music: Pushing the boundaries of the Israeli comfort zone
Why don’t most of Israelis know this music that has been passed down from generation to generation? How open are we to a culture that seems so far away from us, despite the fact that it is just across the street? By Merav Livneh-Dill He dances like Madonna, dresses like Lady Gaga and has more glasses than…
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June 14, 2013
Yearning for Iran: An elegy for my other homeland
A homeland is not a piece of cultivated land, nor the object of a war for pride. Homeland is not nationalism. Love has no place where land is a tool for control. Homeland is an idea through which we mold our hopes and our most secret fears. It is an unconditional love. By Avraham H.…
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May 24, 2013
From Umm Kulthum to Woody Guthrie: Thoughts on cultural sovereignty
For an Israeli who has only known occupied, subdued and desperate Middle Eastern cities, there is something exciting about rediscovering the cultural world of a confident, proud Levant, cognizant of its traditions and histories. By Amos Noy (translated by Matan Kaminer) To ‘Amar, with fond remembrance. Between the demand for “authenticity,” which, while conscious of itself,…
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May 10, 2013
Mizrahi culture was suppressed, Ashkenazi culture is simply forgotten
Since the founding of the State of Israel, the Ashkenazi elite has suppressed the Mizrahi culture Jews from Arab countries brought with them. But almost without us noticing, those who led the Zionist project also erased whatever was left of the Ashkenazi traditions from Eastern Europe. By Edan Ring Family Day was no different from…
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April 29, 2013
Finding a place in the Middle East through music
Although the racism and hatred between Israel and its neighbors seems as entrenched as ever, many Mizrahi artists are connecting to their Arab roots. Does this trend portend a brighter future for the Middle East? By Mati Shemoelof and Ophir Toubul In an interview with Al Arabiya several years ago, popular Israeli singer Zehava Ben…
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April 21, 2013
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