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Minister of Culture and Sports Miki Zohar attends an Education, Culture, and Sports Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 7, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 10, 2025, 4:24 am
Spurning Ophir Awards, government announces alternate film awards ‘to tell our story’
Culture Minister Miki Zohar sets state-run ceremony for December 30, in response to Israeli Academy of Film giving its top prize to a movie about a Palestinian boy, ‘The Sea’
By Jessica Steinberg
Culture Minister Miki Zohar attends an evening in memory of actor Yaacov Cohen in Tel Aviv, December 4, 2024 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
December 11, 2024, 11:16 pm
Culture minister threatens to cut funding of arthouse theater over ‘extremist’ films
Miki Zohar asks finance minister to examine grounds for denying funds to Tel Aviv Cinematheque after it showed pro-Palestinian films at Solidarity Festival
By Jessica Steinberg
Heritage Minister Amichay Eliyahu arrives at a meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on January 29, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 17, 2023, 5:46 pm
Heritage minister aims to sideline funded Shabbat events with ‘Traditional Friday’
Amichai Eliyahu says he prefers project that encourages Israelis to pray on weekend, sparking fears government has decided to cut funding from previous coalition’s program
By Michael Horovitz
Incoming Culture Minister Miki Zohar (R) with his predecessor Chili Tropper at a handover ceremony in Jerusalem, January 2, 2023 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 23, 2023, 5:10 am
Culture minister aims to nix Shabbat events set up by predecessor; PM shuts him down
Zohar targets initiative offering municipalities subsidized weekend events; Netanyahu intervenes, concluding ministry will continue funding but won’t initiate new Shabbat events
By ToI Staff
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)
January 2, 2023, 6:14 pm
New Culture Minister Zohar vows to withdraw funding for art that ‘defames Israel’
Meanwhile, new Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi says he will undo predecessor’s change to kosher cell phone market, but otherwise open up the telecom market to competition
By ToI Staff
American TV host Conan O'Brien visits the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on August 28, 2017, to film an episode of his travel series 'Conan Without Borders.' (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 9, 2022, 9:33 am
12 foreign productions win government incentives to film in Israel
Long-awaited tax program is designed to boost Israel as a center for foreign movie and series production
By Jessica Steinberg
A medic collects a swab sample from a man at a coronavirus testing facility in Or Yehuda, on July 22, 2020. (Jack Guez/ AFP)
July 23, 2020, 12:55 pm
Over 2,000 virus cases on Wednesday, with sharp rise in seriously ill
Active cases jump to 32,755, serious cases up by 22 in 12 hours; 27,597 tests conducted Wednesday as numbers refuse to dip
By ToI Staff
A medic collects a swab sample from a man at a coronavirus testing facility in Or Yehuda, on July 22, 2020. (Jack Guez/ AFP)
July 22, 2020, 8:58 pm
In new high, 2,136 coronavirus cases recorded over 24 hours
Of 32,060 active cases, 273 people in serious condition, including 78 on ventilators; health, culture ministries give okay for drive-in concerts
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Visitors at the official opening of the auditorium in the West Bank settlement of Ariel, November 8, 2010. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
May 13, 2020, 5:38 pm
High Court strikes down bonuses for artists who perform in settlements
Justices disagree that Culture Ministry funds are needed to help West Bank ‘cultural periphery,’ find no evidence performers appear less frequently there
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
An Israeli Premier League match between Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Tel Aviv at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem on February 17, 2020. (Flash90)
May 6, 2020, 10:15 pm
Israeli soccer to resume play on May 30, without fans
Health Ministry, officials ink deal to renew season, with training starting next week, players home-quarantining between matches and club owners demanding government compensation
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Levi Eshkol (L) and David Ben-Gurion at Lydda Airport before the latter's departure to England for Winston Churchill's funeral, January 1965. (GPO)
December 5, 2019, 10:11 am
Invite to Ben-Gurion memorial event uses photo of Levi Eshkol
Culture Ministry denies responsibility for confusing the PMs, after grandson of Israeli founding father’s chides officials for gaffe
By ToI Staff
Then-Blue and White MK Gadi Yevarkan in May 2019. (YouTube screenshot)
December 4, 2019, 11:02 pm
Culture Ministry accused of racism in spat over funds for Ethiopian center
Blue and White MK Gadi Yavarkan claims ministry misusing budget, prompting Miri Regev’s office to scold him for not being like other ‘grateful and humble’ Ethiopians
By ToI Staff
Culture Minister Miri Regev at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, November 8, 2018. (Alex Kolomoisky/Yedioth Ahronoth/Pool)
February 18, 2019, 2:42 am
Culture minister says congratulations, maybe, to Berlin Film Festival winner
Miri Regev says she has no idea what’s in the Israeli-French film ‘Synonyms, and hopes the movie will not disappoint her by being anti-Israel
By ToI Staff
Culture Minister Miri Regev holds a press conference on the "Culture Loyalty Bill" at the Knesset, November 26, 2018. (Miriam Alster/ Flash90)
November 26, 2018, 10:09 pm
Furious Regev bashes Liberman and Kahlon for blocking her culture loyalty bill
Culture minister accuses both of giving in to terror by not fully backing legislation that would pull funding from artists deemed disloyal, accuses them of working for dovish NGO
By Raoul Wootliff
Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev attends a Culture, Sports and Education Committee meeting at the Knesset, July 2, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
November 26, 2018, 12:19 pm
Vote on culture ‘loyalty’ bill put off after Kulanu pulls support
Party leader Kahlon gives his MKs freedom to vote as they see fit on contentious legislation pushed by culture minister
By Raoul Wootliff
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