Art
Visual arts in Israel is art created in the Land of Israel/Palestine region, from the later part of the 19th century until today, or art created by Israeli artists. Visual art in Israel encompasses a wide spectrum of techniques, styles and themes reflecting a dialogue with Jewish art throughout the ages and attempts to formulate a national identity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_arts_in_Israel
Film/ TV
Cinema of Israel (Hebrew: קולנוע ישראלי Kolnoa Yisraeli) refers to film production in Israel since its founding in 1948. Most Israeli films are produced in Hebrew, but there are productions in other languages such as Arabic and English. Israel has been nominated for more Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film than any other country in the Middle East.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_Israel
Cinema of Palestine is relatively young in comparison to Arab cinema as a whole. Palestinian films are not exclusively produced in Arabic and some are even produced in English, French and Hebrew.[3] The films of Palestinian director Elia Suleiman are made with support from Europe and Israel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_Palestine
Culture
Israel is the birthplace of the Jewish culture and its culture encompasses the foundations of many Jewish cultural characteristics, including philosophy, literature etc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Israel
The Culture of Palestine is closely related to those of its nearby countries such as Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan. The major aspects of Palestinian Society and Culture include customs, religion, language, literature, art, costume and music of the land and its inhabitants.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Palestine
Dance
Israeli folk dancing (Hebrew: ריקודי עם, rikudei ‘am, lit. “Folk dances”) is a form of dance usually performed to songs in Hebrew, or to other songs which have been popular in Israel, with dances choreographed for specific songs. Israeli dances include circle, partner and line dances
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_folk_dancing
Debke is an Arabic folk dance which is performed throughout the Levantine region. In Palestine, local dance troupes including El-Funoun, are reinventing it as a means of preserving traditional culture and reflecting contemporary life in the Palestinian Territories.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dabke
Food/ Recipes
Israeli cuisine (Hebrew: המטבח הישראלי ha-mitbaḥ ha-yisra’eli) comprises both local dishes and dishes brought to Israel by Jews from the Diaspora. Since before the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, and particularly since the late 1970s, an Israeli Jewish fusion cuisine has developed
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_cuisine
Palestinian cuisine is a diffusion of the cultures of civilizations that settled in the region of Palestine, particularly during and after the Islamic era beginning with the Arab Ummayad conquest, then the eventual Persian-influenced Abbasids and ending with the strong influences of Turkish cuisine, resulting from the coming of the Ottoman Turks.
It is similar to other Levantine cuisines, including Lebanese, Syrian and Jordanian.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_cuisine
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