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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 348

Tamer Nafar

Rapper Tamer Nafar performs onstage during a festival in the northern Arab Israeli town of Sakhnin on October 23, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / AHMAD GHARABLI)
December 20, 2022, 4:15 pm
Cops try to shut down performance by Palestinian rapper for songs criticizing police
Controversial hip-hop star Tamer Nafar was performing at a festival in the Arab town of Kafr Yasif when police tried to force him offstage, claiming his lyrics were incitement
By Judah Ari Gross
Rapper Tamer Nafar performs onstage during a festival in the northern Arab Israeli town of Sakhnin on October 23, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / AHMAD GHARABLI)
August 22, 2019, 9:58 pm
Arab rapper cancels concert over police protection despite court go-ahead
After mayor says Tamer Nafar’s songs do not meet ‘moral standards’ of Umm al-Fahm, judge rules reason does not ‘justify restricting freedom of speech’
By Adam Rasgon
Illustrative: the campus at The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, April 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
June 20, 2019, 5:45 pm
North Carolina universities to be probed over ‘anti-Israel’ Gaza conference
Objections include ‘hate speech’ during satirical performance by Arab Israeli rapper, and ‘minimizing of Hamas’s role in perpetuating the crisis’
By JTA and ToI Staff
Arab-Israeli rapper Tamer Nafar argues with himself over voting in the music video "Tamer must vote," released on April 3, 2019. (YouTube screenshot)
April 5, 2019, 4:49 am
Arab-Israeli rapper urges community to vote, oust the Right
‘Either we vote, or end up outside of the homeland,’ says controversial musician Tamer Nafar in song calling to reverse ambivalence toward national elections
By ToI Staff
Rapper Tamer Nafar performs onstage during a festival in the northern Arab Israeli town of Sakhnin on October 23, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / AHMAD GHARABLI)
December 3, 2016, 7:04 am
Like hero Tupac, Israeli Arab rapper’s music provokes
Hip hop artist Tamer Nafer spits controversial lyrics that gain popularity among Palestinians
By Majeda El-Batish
Protesters at the concert of Israeli Arab rapper Tamer Nafar in Haifa on October 18, 2016 (Mhassan Nasser/Joint List spokesperson)
October 18, 2016, 9:54 pm
Security bolstered as protesters disturb Arab rapper’s gig
City goes ahead with show featuring Tamer Nafar despite objections from Culture Minister Miri Regev
By AFP and ToI Staff
Palestinian rapper Tamer Nafar (screen capture: YouTube)
October 18, 2016, 11:21 am
Palestinian rapper’s Haifa performance stirs discord
Police issue restraining orders against right-wing activists after culture minister seeks to have Tamer Nafar’s concert canceled
By ToI Staff
Israeli film director Udi Aloni (Channel 10 news)
April 22, 2016, 5:44 am
Israeli-directed film about Arab rapper wins big at Tribeca
‘Junction 48’ by Udi Aloni, a story of a young artist fighting Jewish prejudice and Arab repression, takes home Best International Feature award
By ToI Staff
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