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Right-wing activists from ‘Im Tirzu’ protest at the entrance to the Tel Aviv University, November 20, 2014. (photo: Shiraz Grinbaum/Activestills.org)
How Im Tirtzu dominates Israel’s public debate
While its campaign of intimidation against supposed left-wing Israeli artists seems to have backfired, Im Tirtzu’s role in Israel’s current political climate cannot be overstated. The political climate in Israel has become so draconian and repressive lately that it was slightly surprising how quickly everyone rushed to denounce Im Tirtzu’s latest campaign against mainstream artists and…
By Mairav Zonszein February 1, 2016
Israeli artist sets Emily Dickinson poetry to music
While Israeli musicians composing original songs in English can fall into the trap of sounding unnatural, Ben Zur, a native of Nahariya, manages to incorporate Dickinson’s Victorian American poetry into her own distinctive indie-folk-pop sound.  This article was originally published in The Forward. Listening to the new album “Robin” by acclaimed actress and singer-songwriter Efrat Ben…
By Mairav Zonszein June 2, 2012
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