Our uncultured culture minister proves that Israeli democracy is a collective fiction

Haaretz.

Dec 30, 2025 12:39 am IST

The "state" awards ceremony for Israeli film, which Culture Minister Miki Zohar started as a governmental alternative to the Ophir Awards, will take place on Tuesday. And aside from the minister's last name, which means "radiance" in Hebrew, there won't be a single ray of light in it. This will be a ceremony characterized by collaboration with evil.

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