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New culture minister Zohar vows to withdraw funding for artworks that ‘defame Israel’

New Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar at a handover ceremony with outgoing minister Chili Tropper in the background, at the ministry offices in Jerusalem, January 2, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
New Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar at a handover ceremony with outgoing minister Chili Tropper in the background, at the ministry offices in Jerusalem, January 2, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

At a handover ceremony alongside his predecessor Chili Tropper, new Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar (Likud) vows not to provide state funding for artworks that “defame the State of Israel in the country and around the world.”

Zohar adds: “We will make sure to withdraw funding that promotes our enemies’ narrative. Terrorists won’t be presented as heroes using Israeli funding, and soldiers won’t be presented as murderers.”

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