The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/norman-issa/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:39:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Norman Issa | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/norman-issa/ 32 32 Minister storms out of ceremony to protest Palestinian poem https://www.timesofisrael.com/minister-storms-out-of-ceremony-to-protest-palestinian-poem/ Mon, 12 Jun 2017 21:38:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1638424 Miri Regev assures crowd that she has no problem with other Arab poets, but says Mahmoud Darwish crosses a line

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]]> Culture minister makes nice with Arab Israeli actor https://www.timesofisrael.com/culture-minister-makes-nice-with-arab-israeli-actor/ Sat, 20 Jun 2015 21:59:48 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1201619 Miri Regev had threatened to defund Norman Issa's theater after he said he wouldn't perform in settlements

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]]> Netanyahu pans ‘outrageous’ slight against Likud voters https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-condemns-outrageous-cud-chewing-cattle-slight/ Mon, 15 Jun 2015 17:01:43 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1198925&preview_id=1198925 Amid firestorm over funding for the arts, PM condemns actor's comment likening his constituents to 'cattle,' says free speech not at issue

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]]> Israeli artists sign petition against ‘anti-democratic’ censorship https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-artists-sign-petition-against-anti-democratic-censorship/ Sun, 14 Jun 2015 13:42:57 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1198003 Pledging to fight for artistic freedom, cultural figures defiantly offer their names for a government 'blacklist'

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]]> Regev to Israeli artists: Be patriotic like Paul McCartney https://www.timesofisrael.com/regev-to-israeli-artists-be-patriotic-like-paul-mccartney/ Sat, 13 Jun 2015 19:45:51 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1197820 Culture minister says she'll exercise personal control over arts funding, urges performers to express more pride in their country

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]]> Pandora’s box and a jack-in-the-box https://www.timesofisrael.com/pandoras-box-and-a-jack-in-the-box/ Fri, 12 Jun 2015 11:24:24 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1197490 Only one newspaper notes a year since 3 teenagers' kidnapping, the rest talk corruption

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]]> Regev backtracks on cuts to Arab-Jewish theater https://www.timesofisrael.com/regev-backtracks-on-cuts-to-arab-jewish-theater/ Fri, 12 Jun 2015 04:25:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1197201 Speaking with theater representatives, culture minister says actor Norman Issa will now perform at Jordan Valley settlement

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]]> Ministers rapped over political cuts to theaters https://www.timesofisrael.com/ministers-rapped-over-political-cuts-to-theaters/ Wed, 10 Jun 2015 17:38:04 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1196342 Opposition leader Herzog says decision to block funding to the arts for political motives 'silences voices'

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