It’s been party party party on here recently so here’s a political one for you. This Saturday there’s a big (if we make it big) pro-democracy demo happening in Tel Aviv. Pro democracy and anti fascism, which is unfortunately rife...
An evening combining chip music and a political statement about the Gaza flotilla can be either your idea of a good and unusual night out or hell. Personally, I think it’s great. Basically, a bunch of chip music artists from...
Today was my first march / demo in Tel Aviv in some time. We marched for human rights, a rather loaded topic nowadays. The demos in Tel Aviv are always pretty tame. If you compare them to the stuff I...
Tomorrow (2/12/10) at 8:00PM at Rogatka there will be a showing of Israel Ltd, a 52 minute documentary about the “Israel Experience”, the biggest Zionist project in over a decade. The film takes a critical look at the way Israel...
If you’re coming to Israel as part of Birthright, please consider going to this event as well. It’ll help you see what Israel is really like in so many ways. Here’s the info, taken from the Facebook page. If you’re...
This Friday (12 Nov 2010) there is a study tour organised by Combatants for Peace to the rural area around Bethlehem. This is a safe, legal tour that’s open to everyone and will allow you to learn firsthand the daily...
If you want to join peace organisation Shovrim Shtika and see with your own eyes what’s going on in the occupied territories, then you can join one of the upcoming study tours. Here’s the catch, though (apart from heading into...
Shovrim Shtika (breaking the silence) is an Israeli non-profit currently shortlisted for a Freedom of thought awards from the EU parliament. It’s an extremely important organisation founded by former IDF soldiers who want to expose human rights violations on the...
Noam Braslavsky’s new show at the Kishon gallery is an interactive installation inviting the viewers to experience his vision of Ariel Sharon’s hospital room with a life sized replica of the former Israeli PM lying in a hospital bed. An...
There are some really dark things happening in Israel right now. There is no other way to say it. There are laws being passed that would make Mussolini proud, and I am actually self-censoring right now and not saying what...
Here is an interesting one from the Olive Harvest Coalition. You can join in and help Palestinian olive growers harvest their produce, ensuring a peaceful and productive harvest. Because of the government’s policy of taking land away from the Palestinian...
If you can’t get to Jerusalem and the weekly Friday Sheikh Jarrah demonstration but want to find out about the struggle to reclaim the occupied Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood from the illegal Jewish settlers, you can head down to the Peace...
On Friday the 24th, from 5:00PM-11PM there will be a queer Palestinian party at the Comfort club organised and in support of the LGBTQ Palestinian organisation, Alqaws. There’ll be Arabic music and drag shows, as well as a chance to...
Join peace organisation, Shovrim Shtika (Breaking the silence) for a study tour of Hebron, leaving from Tel Aviv at 8:00AM and returning at around 3:00PM. This is a rare opportunity to see with your own eyes what actually happens in...
This Friday from 8:00PM there’s a Palestinian hip hop night at the Rogatka bar in an evening protesting against the demolishion of Palestinian homes by the government / army. On stage will be: tut ard saz we7 walaa Entry is...
Next week on Friday, 6/8/2010 is the national day of solidarity with Sheikh Jarrah, the disputed East Jerusalem neighbourhood that hosts weekly demons against the unjust Jewish occupation of its houses. Meet at 1:00PM at the end of Rotschild Blvd....
Mute – the politics of no sound is a new group show opening this Thursday at the Curatorial Studies Program Gallery. It aims to examine the point at which a man does nothing in the face of actions that stand...