Israeli singer Sarit Hadad comes out, reveals girlfriend in new music video

Read More The iconic Israeli singer Sarit Hadad, who had long been subject to rumors about her sexual orientation, came out of the closet on Sunday with a new song, “A love like ours.” Hadad is one of the most successful singers of Mizrahi music, a style influenced by Middle Eastern- and Mediterranean musicians. At […]

Why is this Israeli media giant getting into tech?

Read More Israel’s Keshet Media Group, the Israeli company behind shows like “Homeland” and “Beauty and the Baker,” is deepening its ties with high-tech. It is launching a venture capital fund called Stardom Ventures that has raised $65 million. The fund will invest in startups in the media sector like ad-tech (online advertising firms), content, […]

Israel’s history exams take small but significant step in discussing the Nakba

Read More A question on the history matriculation exams this summer surprised people familiar with the battle of narratives that plagues the subject. For the first time in this exam that accompanies high school graduation, students were asked to analyze a historical source on the Palestinian Nakba – when more than 700,000 Arabs fled or […]

Constitutional triumph on matrimonial property rights

Read More When Elizabeth Gumede’s husband instituted divorce proceedings and sought to evict her from their marital home, she consulted the Legal Resources Centre (LRC) and set in motion a process that would end in a high court finding that the laws under which she was married are unconstitutional.  Elizabeth Gumede, as well as Thokozani […]

Kabul government’s female workers told to stay at home by Taliban

Read More Afghanistan Kabul government’s female workers told to stay at home by Taliban Only those who cannot be replaced by men may remain, in further sign of Taliban’s hardline rule over Afghans Sun 19 Sep 2021 07.03 EDT Last modified on Sun 19 Sep 2021 08.02 EDT Female employees in the Kabul city government […]

Majority of UK’s small energy suppliers could be left to collapse this winter

Read More Energy industry Majority of UK’s small energy suppliers could be left to collapse this winter Government would rather protect households than prop up struggling companies, says industry source Energy correspondent Sun 19 Sep 2021 07.01 EDT Last modified on Sun 19 Sep 2021 07.03 EDT The majority of the UK’s small energy suppliers […]