Laragh Widdess

All that glisters is not Gindi: Israeli fashion close up

Outside Tel Aviv’s official Fashion Week, meet the city’s hard-working, urban designers to get a snapshot of the real Israeli fashion industry.

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Voices from the memorial of Habtom Zarhum

Habtom Zarhum was a 29-year-old Eritrean man who was shot and lynched in Be’er Sheva Central Bus Station, having been mistaken for a terrorist.

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An Iliad strikes a special chord in Israel

This stage adaptation of Homer’s epic poem, originally written for a US audience, was so successful in Israel it got a second run.

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The Peace Team plays a different kind of football

Israelis and Palestinians are being driven apart in the world of soccer, so they’ve found a different kind of football to play together.

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Jewish law in the Jewish state: An awkward conversion

Find out why over a million Israelis who moved here as Jews are not Jewish enough to marry in Israel, and what happens when they try to convert.

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Ein Gedi: A Dead Sea story

No trip to Israel is complete without a visit to the Dead Sea – the lowest place on earth. But it might not be quite what you expect.

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Raps, rhymes, and tough times: The tale of a hip-hop opera

“The City” is a tongue-in-cheek, old-school detective story told by five Israeli actors through musical numbers, raps, and rhymes.

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Will China boycott Israeli settlements?

Beijing has refused to sign a bilateral agreement with Israel on construction workers unless it can be sure they won’t work in West Bank settlements.

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Bicycle races: A story of conflict and resolution

The road from Hebron to Jerusalem was packed on Jerusalem Day with Israeli settlers making their annual bike ride in memory of Yitzhak Buanish.

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