Current sectionArt & CultureShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeIsrael's Yuval Raphael at Eurovision 2025 in Switzerland in May. Credit: Fabrice Coffrini/AFPMany Israelis don't understand what's wrong with killing, destroying and toppling high-rises in Gaza. The slogan 'Together we will win' will gain new life when the people can bond against the other common enemy: EuropeYasmin LevySeptember 17, 2025"Democracy doesn't die from a few strong blows; democracy dies in a series of small steps," Supreme Court President Isaac Amit once said – and the same is true for Israeli culture, which has been slowly dying since Justice Minister Yariv Levin's horrifying presentation of his planned judicial overhaul in January 2023.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:EurovisionIsrael-Gaza WarGazaIsraeli cultureEuropeCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesHamasIsrael ElectionsJerusalem DayGaza FlotillaEurovisionIsrael-NYTHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNoam Bettan Takes Second Place as Bulgaria Tops Israel in Eurovision 2026The Jewish Lawyer Who Took on Henry Ford, and the Antisemitic Machine Behind Him'Roald Dahl Probably Wouldn't Like a Jew Like Me. I Still Read Him to My Son''The Best Song in the World': In Her New Album, Hila Ruach Lets the Light In'There Is an Enormous Desire to Play Wagner in Israel'Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'Trump Collides With Reality in Latest Iran StandoffWelcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish Calendar