Israeli model Bar Refaeli signs plea bargain for tax evasion
The heart of the case revolves around Refaeli's residence earlier this decade when she gallivanted around the world in high-profile modeling campaigns.
Culture
The show goes on: Cultural institutions receive NIS 200M bailout from gov't
Finance Minister Israel Katz, Culture Minister Yehiel Tropper, and representatives from the country's cultural institutions finalize the details of the package, which will help cultural institutions reopen their doors to the general public on June 14.
Coming soon to a TV screen near you: Netanyahu – the miniseries
Acclaimed screenwriter Kirk Ellis is reportedly working on the dramatization of the life story of the Israeli prime minister. Show will be based on Israeli journalist Ben Caspit's biography, "The Netanyahu Years." Producers promise “an epic political story with a very big philosophical and psychological undertone."
Muslim Arab singer poised to take Israeli pop scene by storm
A new ballad by newcomer Amir Abu features both Hebrew and Arabic lyrics. "That represents who I am," the Beersheba native says.
Iddo Netanyahu's play becomes a hit in coronavirus era
Russian Culture Ministry's decision to put production of Worlds in Collision for free online generates hundreds of thousands of views.
Israeli author's hit novel to get the Hollywood treatment
David Grossman's "A Horse Walks into a Bar" (2014) to be directed by Mark Duplass and produced by Village Roadshow Pictures.
Jerry Stiller, comedian and 'Seinfeld' actor, dies at 92
The multi-talented performer appeared in an assortment of movies and television spots on shows ranging from “Murder She Wrote” to “Law & Order,” along with 36 appearances on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”
Despite corona cuts, Israeli actors in Hollywood ready to get back to action
Israel's representatives in Hollywood are using lockdown to spend quality time with their families and to work from home – but don’t know how and when the TV and film industry will get rolling again. Noa Tishby, Alon Abutbul, Guy Nattiv and Alona Tal talk about life in Los Angeles in the shadow of coronavirus.
Cast of 'Fauda' talks Season 3, filming in areas resembling Gaza and corona isolation
Cast of ‘Fauda’ talks Season 3, filming in areas resembling Gaza and coronavirus isolation “I think it’s hard to humanize the people on the other side for some people, and I think that’s what the show has done. It kind of opened a window to a way there,” says actor Rona-Lee Shimon.
New teen drama looks at life in pre-1948 Israel
"Rising" is a first of its kind adventure series that tells the story of a group of exceptional teens secretly training as a strike force against the British Mandate in the two years prior to Israel's inception.