by Creative Community for Peace | Dec 20, 2019 | Creative Community for Peace, Israel
This past decade has seen a surge in Israeli television projects making an impact on the global market. Major U.S. adaptations of Israeli television shows now dominate TV stations and online streaming channels – one of the biggest hits being “Homeland,” adapted...
by Creative Community for Peace | Aug 6, 2019 | CCFP, Creative Community for Peace, Israel, Music, Peace
Art is a medium by which we examine new and challenging ideas, experience diverse cultures and viewpoints, and hold a mirror up to ourselves as individuals and as societies. Artistic freedom, the right of artists to freely express themselves, has long been held as a...
by Creative Community for Peace | Jul 29, 2019 | CCFP, Creative Community for Peace, Entertainment, Israel, Peace
Itzik Cohen, who plays Captain Gabi Ayub on the hit Israeli TV show Fauda, wrote this guest blog for Creative Community For Peace (CCFP), expressing his views on the show and on its contribution to peace. Fauda is a startup, a series that was made on a very low...
by Creative Community for Peace | Jul 25, 2019 | CCFP, Creative Community for Peace, Entertainment, Israel, Peace
There is no shortage of creative and innovative projects working to build bridges between Israelis and Palestinians. For example, the Jerusalem YMCA Youth Choir brings people together through music; the Peres Center for Peace does so through sport; and the Museum on...
by Creative Community for Peace | Jul 20, 2019 | CCFP, Creative Community for Peace, Entertainment, Israel, Music, Peace
Creative Community For Peace (CCFP) recently visited Musrara: The Naggar Multidisciplinary School of Art and Society and spoke with people who are blending art and social activism to improve their neighborhood, their city, and their country. The school brings artists...
by Creative Community for Peace | Jul 18, 2019 | CCFP, Creative Community for Peace, Entertainment, Israel, Music, Peace
If you haven’t yet heard of the Israeli band A-WA (pronounced “EY-wah”), you will. The musical trio, comprised of sisters Tair, Liron, and Tagel Haim, made a splash with the release of their video “Habib Galbi,” which blended hip-hop and reggae with traditional...
