israels minister of culture miri regev is leading a cultural revolution against the 'old azkenazi' cultural elites. regev - herself daughter of moroccan immigrants - is demanding more oriental - mizrahi - music on the officiel radio stations and is going to hand out the cultural budget according to national spirit and respect for the symbols of the state - while punishing cultural institutions who doubt israels right to be a jewish and democratic state or wont perform across the invisible green line in the westbank.
