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It's captivating and popular, but 'Yaffa' still relies on basic stereotypes about Jews and Palestinians. Also this week in Israeli culture: an art exhibition in Jerusalem defines feminism as women helping other women, and the city's annual winter festival kicks off
A young Jewish woman, outspoken about women's rights, is dating a Palestinian man. After a video she posts online wearing a hijab about violence against women in Arab society goes viral, he starts to worry for her safety. The couple meets his brother at an ice cream parlor in Jaffa; she flirts, asks for a ride on his motorcycle. Minutes later, they are shot at by a criminal who mistakes them for someone else. She is wounded, left lying on the street as the brothers flee. This is how "Yaffa," one of Israel's most talked-about new television series, chooses to introduce its namesake city.
