Israel entertainment news

What to watch in Israel this week: Welcoming new seasons of ‘Rivals,’ ‘The Bear'

TV Time: Check out the TV shows coming up on Israeli television this week.

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‘THE BEAR’: Jeremy Allen White (left) with Ayo Edebiri.
ANTHONY MACKIE as Sam Wilson/Captain America in Marvel Studios’ ‘Captain America: Brave New World.’

Shira Haas’s Sabra in 'Captain America': Still Israeli and fierce – review

Marvel’s Captain America: Brave New World sees Shira Haas’s Sabra making waves—without a Mossad background but still proudly Israeli.

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‘Once Upon a Time: Michel Legrand’ by David Hertzog Dessites and ‘Shawarma Beach,’ a musical comics film by the famed Israeli band and acclaimed illustrator Uri Fink, will be among the attractions at the Soundtrack Tel Aviv Festival (Illustration).

Soundtrack Tel Aviv festival to celebrate great music, film, and much more

Below are just some of the festival’s highlights, and all music lovers will find something to interest them in this carefully curated festival.

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The headquarters of the MGM movie studio is pictured in Los Angeles

Israeli studio Sipur renews its global deal with MGM Television

Sipur and MGM Television are doubling down on their successful partnership with a renewed deal that promises to bring even more high-quality content to global audiences.

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Netanyahu stumps the world-famous mentalist

Lior Suchard reads minds, but can't quite get inside the prime minister's head

JANUARY 11, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reveals his drawing to mentalist Lior Suchard on January 10, 2018.

The Lounge: January 9, 2018

The who's who of Israel.

JANUARY 8, 2018ByMICHAL GALANTI
FROM LEFT, Yoram Yaacovi and Yossi Matias

New TV options are on the way for Israeli viewers

Keshet and Reshet are getting channels of their very own.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PEOPLE SIT at a kiosk in Ashkelon as a television broadcasts Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the US Congress on March 3, 2015.

Star Catcher: Astrology for the week of September 15, 2017

TIP FOR THE WEEK: New beginnings are on the way. Wishing you all a happy and healthy Rosh Hashana.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017ByMARALLYN BEN MOSHE
Under the stars in Mitzpe Ramon

Best movies of the year, and ‘Lies’ at the Emmys

On September 19 you can watch Israel’s movie awards, the Ophir Awards, live on Channel 10.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017ByHANNAH BROWN
GAL GADOT (left) and Connie Nielsen in a scene from ‘Wonder Woman.’

Grapevine: Hail to the chief

Trump would be the seventh US president to visit Jerusalem. The others were: Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

MAY 2, 2017ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Donald Trump speaks during a joint press conference with Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the East Room of the White House in Washington , DC on Feb. 15, 2017 with an Israeli flag in the background

Grapevine: Fifty shades of Bibi

While shades of red may be more youthful, silver gray hair does more for Netanyahu’s image than any other color.

APRIL 13, 2017ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Benjamin Netanyahu

Screensaver: In one door, out the other

‘Veep’ is back, ‘Big Little Lies’ is gone

APRIL 13, 2017ByHANNAH BROWN
Veep

Telling Israel's story

A podcast featuring offbeat stories about day-to-day Israeli lives has become a hit – and now has an English language stage version.

MARCH 28, 2017ByPATRICIA GOLAN
‘Israel Story’ producer Mishy Harman performs last November at the Jewish Community Center Manhattan

Screen Savors: Rekindling old feuds

Crawford & Davis: Lange & Sarandon.

MARCH 23, 2017ByHANNAH BROWN
IDF RESERVISTS watch television in a Kiryat Gat community center as they wait for orders.