Israeli Police shut down a cultural festival in East Jerusalem, allegedly due to “support from the Palestinian authorities”, and a lack of “written permissions”

Israeli police arrested Ikhlas Sayyad and designer Manal Abu Sbaitan for "incitement" during an event celebrating Palestinian culture.

A court in Israel has banned the documentary film "Jenin, Jenin" by Palestinian filmmaker Mohamad Bakri.

Israeli artist Zeev Engelmayer was arrested by police because he wore a naked woman outfit as part of his artistic character.

Cartoonist Ismail Al-Bozom was arrested because of his drawings and Facebook posts, in which he criticised the Hamas government.

Religious protesters are demanding the removal of an artwork depicting a crucified Ronald McDonald at the Haifa Museum of Art in Israel.

Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour is appealing her conviction for "inciting violence" after serving five months in an Israeli jail.

On 20 September, poet Dareen Tatour was released from prison after serving several years in detention and house arrest over one of her poems.

Israel’s public broadcaster has apologised to listeners after playing part of an opera by anti-Semitic German composer Richard Wagner.

On 31 July 2018, Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour was sentenced to five months in prison on charges of inciting terrorism over a poem and online posts.