The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/sayed-kashua/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:41:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Sayed Kashua | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/sayed-kashua/ 32 32 Israeli filmmakers nab awards for movies portraying Palestinians’ lives https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-filmmakers-nab-awards-for-movies-portraying-palestinians-lives/ Sat, 11 Feb 2023 03:31:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2942991 Israel's latest Oscar submissions, dark comedy ‘Let It Be Morning’ and drama ‘Cinema Sabaya,’ both tell Palestinian stories to varying degrees

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]]> Eran Kolirin thought ‘Let It Be Morning’ was ‘career suicide.’ He was dead wrong https://www.timesofisrael.com/eran-kolirin-thought-let-it-be-morning-was-career-suicide-he-was-dead-wrong/ Sun, 14 Nov 2021 05:05:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2646231 Recently shown at NYC's Other Israel festival, the Israeli director's latest film features an all-Arab cast, won an Ophir Award, and will represent the Jewish state at the Oscars

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]]> Broken hearts in a land divided in ‘A Borrowed Identity’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/broken-hearts-in-a-land-divided-in-a-borrowed-identity/ Sat, 18 Jul 2015 20:03:13 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1211684 New Eran Riklis film looks at a fragile Israeli Jewish-Arab relationship, and how one missile can change everything

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]]> Human rights in Israel curtailed in wake of Gaza war, report says https://www.timesofisrael.com/human-rights-in-israel-curtailed-in-wake-of-gaza-war-report-says/ Wed, 10 Dec 2014 13:14:02 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1104321&preview_id=1104321 Study cites arrest of demonstrators, firing of Arab-Israelis; also sees positive moves by Knesset

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]]> A house of books opens its doors to dialogue, in Arabic and Hebrew https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-house-of-books-opens-its-doors-to-dialogue-in-arabic-and-hebrew/ Mon, 01 Dec 2014 01:10:10 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1098147 The National Library of Israel defies the doubters to host Arab cultural figures amid Jerusalem's fraught autumn

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]]> After Gaza, Arab Israelis fear rising discrimination https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-gaza-arab-israelis-fear-rising-discrimination/ Fri, 05 Sep 2014 22:52:18 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1060284 Some members of ethnic minority have been interrogated by police or fired from workplaces for voicing dismay over conflict with Hamas

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]]> Despite rockets, the show goes on at Jerusalem Film Festival https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-show-goes-on-at-the-jerusalem-film-festival/ Wed, 16 Jul 2014 18:33:05 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1029041 Amid conflict with Hamas, Director Spike Jonze arrives in Israel, but cancels his master class

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]]> A host of options at the Jerusalem film festival https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-host-of-options-at-the-jerusalem-film-festival/ Mon, 07 Jul 2014 02:50:28 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1019441 Mamet, Jonze, and a focus on local movies among 200 features from 50 countries, as annual movie event aims for viewers of all ages

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]]> Local flicks are the ticket at the Jerusalem Film Festival https://www.timesofisrael.com/local-flicks-are-the-ticket-at-the-jerusalem-film-festival/ Thu, 03 Jul 2014 07:25:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1019402 With a new, homegrown director and a slew of Israeli movies, Jerusalem Cinematheque gets ready for its 31st annual adventure

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]]> Jerusalem and its poet, Yehuda Amichai, spotlighted at writers festival https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-and-its-poet-yehuda-amichai-spotlighted-at-writers-festival/ Sun, 11 May 2014 21:35:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=977010 Diverse international gathering to offer up Roth, Agnon, motherhood, song, dance and more

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]]> ‘Arab Labor’ sitcom to air on US TV https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-labor-to-air-on-us-tv/ Sat, 26 Apr 2014 02:53:53 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=964424 LA channel to screen popular comedy about tribulations of Arab Israeli family living among Israeli Jews in West Jerusalem

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]]> Israeli authors come to aid of embattled Palestinian villagers https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-authors-come-to-aid-of-embattled-palestinian-villagers/ Tue, 25 Jun 2013 17:50:38 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=568272 High Court to rule in 15-year battle over land the IDF is trying to depopulate and requisition as military zone; army says residents illegally created facts on the ground

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]]> ‘Arab Labor’ TV show sweeps local awards https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-labor-tv-show-sweeps-local-awards-ceremony/ Sun, 13 Jan 2013 20:28:30 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=342358 Third season of Sayed Kashua's comedy about an Arab journalist wins five trophies at annual ceremony of the Israeli Academy of Film and Television

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]]> Jerusalem’s secular minority battles to hold its own https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalems-secular-minority-battles-to-hold-its-own/ Sun, 11 Nov 2012 09:34:06 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=260638 Kiryat Yovel neighborhood is latest focus of capital's culture war between Jewish conservatism and pluralism

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]]> Off the map? Israel’s English-language writers wonder where they fit in https://www.timesofisrael.com/finding-a-home-for-the-english-language-writer-in-israel/ Thu, 17 May 2012 04:40:37 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=102180 A season of literary events highlights the curious place of wordsmiths who sometimes feel abroad at home

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