Gitit Ginat

Gitit Ginat is an independent journalist. For the last decade she has covered International stories for Haaretz Weekend Magazine, and was a culture critic for the online edition of TLV City Mouse.

Israel | Dec 13, 2013

Polish cuisine wins Israeli hearts and stomachs

Polish Culinary Week offered a tasty step toward restoring Israeli cultural relations with Poland, which for many Israelis is a source of both nostalgia and pain.

מתכוני קיץ פולני שף שמיל הולנד והדיי עפאים צילום דן פרץ

Palestine | Nov 4, 2013

Playing Umm Kulthoum for Israelis

Sami Khsheibun, creator of the “Queen of the Nile” — a tribute concert to Egyptian singer Umm Kulthoum — is building musical bridges between the worlds of oriental classical music and Western classical.

Israel | Oct 10, 2013

Street Art Flourishes on Tel Aviv Walls

Unlike other large cities around the globe, Tel Aviv chose to embrace the works of Klone and other graffiti street artists, giving them exposure at the city's leading museum.

Palestine | Sep 27, 2013

'Bethlehem': Story of an Israeli Agent And His Palestinian Informant

Yuval Adler’s film 'Bethlehem' unveils some of the mystery surrounding the work of Shin Bet officers and their relationship with Palestinian informants and in the process reveals the disillusionment of the Israeli left's Oslo generation.