Current sectionOpinionShare 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 formatSubscribeIt embraced the language, imagery and swagger of resistance, but recoiled when I, a Palestinian rapper, brought the realities of occupation and discrimination onto the stage01:21 AM • August 02 2026 IDTWhen I was invited to participate in the television documentary series "Black Gold: The Story of Israeli Hip-Hop," I refused: not because I played no part in Israeli rap's past, but because Israeli rap was never part of my past as a Palestinian. It also isn't part of my present, and I'm fairly certain I won't play any part in its future.In the NewsIsraeli Hip-hop Loves the Sound of Resistance, but Not When Palestinians ResistIsrael Has No Business Lecturing SpainNo Justice, More Violence: How Impunity Fuels the West BankAs Trump's Iran Threats Near a Breaking Point, Israel Braces for What's to ComeIDF on High Alert Ahead of Possible Major U.S. Strikes on IranRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitAl Jazeera Reportedly Ends Contracts of Over 20 Gazan JournalistsTwo Female Israeli Soldiers Die by Suicide as IDF Mental Health Crisis DeepensThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of CommanderTrump's Irritation, Netanyahu's Desperation: Oval Office Smiles Mask Rifts