The High Court of Justice has rejected on Wednesday Culture Minister Miri Regev’s policy that sought to give preferential treatment to artists who performed in West Bank settlements.
Arguing in the majority opinion, Justice Hanan Melcer said “the justification for the alleged inequality in incentives for performances in the West Bank is that the areas is part of the ‘cultural periphery’ and that institutions perform there less frequently than in other areas of the periphery. I looked at the arguments and data presented, and I found no evidence of that argument.
“The bonuses [offered by the Culture Ministry to those performing in the settlements] do not apply equitable tests to distribute support from the ministry, as required by law.”