Ofra Haza: Madonna of the dark soul

An icon in her home country, the Israeli singer's short life seemed full of contradiction and tragedy. Ten years after her death, do her final recordings answer any questions?The day Ofra Haza died was actually the second time Israel had been plunged into a state of mourning for her. Thirteen years earlier, in February 1987, a Cessna aircraft carrying the most celebrated Israeli pop star of her generation had hit the side of a mountain on the border of Israel and Jordan. In the hours it took res...

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