Published: 18 June 2016
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Culture Minister Miri Regev begins implementing new criteria for funding cultural institutions. ‘The revolution I announced on the day I entered office is coming to fruition; the changes have reached the field.’ Institutions that offer no performances in the settlements, the Negev or the Galilee will suffer a 33% cut in government funding. Performances in the settlements will earn a 10% bonus.
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