ארמניה ואזרבייג'ן הודיעו אתמול (חמישי) כי סיימו לנסח את הסכם השלום ביניהן, ונותר רק להחליט היכן ומתי הוא יחתם בידי מנהיגיהן. הסכם השלום ייחתם לאחר 40 שנים של סכסוך וכיבוש הדדי, שלוו בשתיים מבין חמש המלחמות שנערכו בין מדינות ברית המועצות לשעבר מאז פירוק הגוש הקומוניסטי. גיאורגיה, שכנתן המשותפת של שתי המדינות, ברכה הבוקר על ההסכמה ההיסטורית. ההסכם נוסח על רקע החשש הארמני מפני תקיפה נוספת של אזרבייג'ן, ובשעה שכוחות אזרים שולטים בשטחיה של ארמניה, זאת לאחר התפנית שהשיגו האזרים במלחמת 2020 שלפניה ארמניה הייתה זו שכבשה שטחים של אזרבייג'ן. פרטי ההסכם לא פורסמו ולא ידוע מה הוחלט בנוגע למחלוקות…
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For the first time, the Embassy of Israel in Thailand and the Embassy of Morocco in Thailand co-hosted a Mimouna celebration, two years after the normalization of diplomatic ties between the two countries. The residence of the Israeli Ambassador was decorated in a Jewish-Moroccan style, and trays of traditional Moroccan treats, including mofletta, almond marzipan, and coconut meringue cookies were exquisitely displayed on the table. Israeli-Moroccan music filled the hall as the guests – Israelis, Thais, Morrocans, and more – danced side by side.The popular mofletta delicacy, traditionally eaten during the Mimouna celebration is a thin crêpe made from…
Israeli dance companies appeared in Berlin throughout Spring 2023. Following is a summary of their performances: MASH Dance BerlinMachol Shalem Dance House (MASH) Jerusalem and DOCK 11 Berlin have worked together for some time. Together they have been showing selected works by choreographers from Israel and artists who have presented at MASH over the past several years.The fourth edition of MASH Dance Berlin took place between March 10-19 and presented selected dance works and performances by choreographers who have been showcased at MASH’s Jerusalem International Dance Week 2022.The event was funded by Senate Department for Culture and Europe and supported…
An Israeli movie won the Best Animated Short Film Award at the Kuandu Festival in Taiwan in October.Created and directed by filmmaker and visual artist Tal Kantor, the movie opens with a Holocaust survivor reading a letter he wrote to the pig who saved his life. A young schoolgirl hears his testimony in class and sinks into a twisted dream where she confronts questions of identity, collective trauma, and the extremes of human nature.In her animated works, Kantor uses a unique technique combining drawing, photography, video, painting, and animation.The festival is organized by the Taipei National University of the…
The Israel-based ensemble Voca People performed in Uruguay in May. The ensemble describes their show as “full of energy and bursting with comedy and fun,” featuring “more than 80 all-time favorite hits from Madonna to Michael Jackson via Mozart!”The artists perform vocal theater combining a cappella and beat box vocals to reproduce the sounds of an entire orchestra. The show, therefore, includes no instruments and no sound effects – just eight singer-comedians who affectionately also define themselves as “musical aliens.” They incorporate the public into their songs and change or add bits depending on which country they are in. Voca People…
Forced to hide in a dark small room during the Holocaust, what can three sisters do as they wait for their mother to return? Creating a magical and yet broken world, Israeli artist Yael Rasooly suggests in her play “The house by the lake,” a musical cabaret featuring contemporary puppetry for adults. Born in 1983, Rasooly is a theater director, actress and puppeteer. In August, she was invited to present her works during the Pop Up Puppets festival in Stockholm. The festival takes place on several stages at Kulturhuset Stadsteatern, one of the largest cultural centers in Europe. It offers…
The Powerhouse Museum in Sydney was abuzz last week as the International Fashion Festival, known as FOMA (Fabrics of Multicultural Australia), unfolded. Israel proudly participated as a guest country alongside Fiji, El Salvador, and Morocco, showcasing the creative talents of its designers. In collaboration with the festival, the Israeli Embassy in Canberra, together with the renowned Israeli fashion house Holyland Civilians, presented a stunning clothing collection by Israeli designers Anat Meshulam and Dor Chen, both graduates of the esteemed "Shenkar" school.Under the auspices of the Australian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Australian Fashion Council, in partnership with TAFE…
(JTA) — Several Democratic candidates for New York City mayor are slamming the ICE arrest on their turf of Mahmoud Khalil, the recent Columbia University graduate and Palestinian protest leader.One, Comptroller Brad Lander, who is Jewish, referenced a famous poem about the Holocaust in his statement.But the most prominent candidates in the Democratic primary’s centrist lane, including Mayor Eric Adams and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, have yet to comment on the arrest. Khalil is a leader of Columbia University Apartheid Divest, a pro-Palestinian protest movement that has endorsed violence, and was arrested early Sunday morning by Immigration and Customs…