Gali Atari, a well-established pop icon, felt like she couldn’t ignore politics after the Sabra and Shatila massacre—a traumatising military operation of 1982. In Emtza September, gives voice to the voiceless with her mournful, earnest rendition of Ehud Manor’s text “Eyn Li Eretz Acheret”—a powerful ballad whose lyrics became canon. Encircling this song is a record that manages to strike a perfect balance between social commentary, plangent lyricism and carefully crafted melody.