Share 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 formatSubscribe12:15 PM • August 22 2026 IDTThe acting head of Israel's Land Authority blocked a musical based on songs by popular Israeli singer Shlomi Shabbat from being performed at an agency event, saying the show was not "modest" enough, prompting fears of religious influence, officials and employees familiar with the decision said.In the NewsIsrael Land Authority Head Blocks Show for Employees Citing Religious ConcernsU.S. Envoy: Israel Risked Confrontation With Turkey by 'Baiting' AnkaraIsraeli Arab Families Are Moving to Jewish Cities. Eilat Is a Case in PointA Palestinian Lies Paralyzed, While the Settler Who Shot Him Remains on the HillAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsReality Check: As the Election Nears, Haaretz Debunks Israeli Politicians' Biggest LiesSo Will It Be a Problem if Miriam Adelson Flies to Israel to Vote?Israeli Army Orders Criminal Probes Into Killing of Hind Rajab, Gaza MedicsGo to Qusra to See What Israel Is Trying to Hide