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Still from Israeli band MALOX's video 'Gaza Trip,' which features Palestinian parkour athletes in Gaza.

WATCH: Israeli band marks Palestinian independence day in new video

The video for MALOX’s new single, ‘Gaza Trip,’ features parkour athletes performing among homes destroyed during the 2014 Gaza war. Israeli music group MALOX released a music video for their song Gaza Trip on Tuesday, the title track from their album that came out early this year. The video, according to the group, is a…

By Haggai Matar November 15, 2016

Dudi Petimer and his unrivaled record collection.

Meet the man who won’t let Israel’s musical past die

At first glance, 26-year-old Dudi Petimer may seem like just another guy with a penchant for oldies and a throwback Elvis hairdo. Equipped with an 18,000-strong vinyl collection and endless knowledge of Israeli musical history, Petimer has taken responsibility for preserving the remnants of a culture that never quite made it into the mainstream. By Khen Elmaleh It’s…

By Cafe Gibraltar February 10, 2014

Arik Einstein. (screenshot: YouTube)

In the diaspora, Arik Einstein defined ‘Israeliness’

As an Israeli who was born and raised in the United States, few things were more important to me than formulating an Israeli identity. It was a strange complex, which, at its core, always strived to be “the most Israeli” possible (and always more Israeli than those who surrounded me). In our expat community, Israeliness…

By Edo Konrad November 27, 2013

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Habiluim preforming at IndieNegev Festival, 2012 (photo: Goni Riskin)

A return of the post-Zionist cabaret

A successful indie band whose radical lyrics dealt with Israeli taboos – from the Nakba to militarism – is making a comeback. Photographs by Goni Riskin The basic rules for political engagement in Israel: Yearning for peace is welcomed, criticism of the occupation is tolerated but not really liked, and mentions of the Nakba and…

By Noam Sheizaf October 25, 2012