The conductor Christian Karlsen and Scenkonst Sörmland are putting up the Polar Prize winner Steve Reich's opera "The Cave" this autumn, which deals with the common history and heritage of Jews, Muslims, and Christians.
MusicThe Academy Awards back down and apologize directly to "No other land" director Hamdan Ballal, reports Variety. This after comprehensive criticism was directed at the Academy for not clearly supporting the Oscar-winning Palestinian director, when he was assaulted.
TV & filmThree Palestinians have been arrested for suspected murder plans against Israel's far-right Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, report Israeli media. The extremely controversial Ben-Gvir has been the target of several murder plots in recent years.
World politicsNowhere is the situation as tense between Israeli settlers and Palestinians as in Hebron. But Issa Amro's activist group YAS works tirelessly year after year with non-violent methods against occupation, and is therefore among this year's Right Livelihood Prize winners.
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