Television

Despite boycotts and cancellation, Israeli entertainers stay proud of identity - from the editor

Amid boycotts and hostility abroad, Israeli artists unapologetically embrace their identities and continue performing on stage

Despite pushbacks and boycotts, Israeli entertainers, like comedian, Yohay Sponder continue performing.
Hayden Panettiere poses at the 6th Annual Hollywood Style awards at the Armand Hammer museum in Los Angeles, California.

American 'Heroes,' 'Nashville' actress Hayden Panettiere dies at 36

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HBO Max to join Cellcom TV+, offering new shows as Israeli streaming competition grows

GITIT FISHER is a revelation in ‘On Standby.’

Hot summer movies to watch in Israel: 'On Standby' lands well, 'Into the Blue' delivers escapism


Sharon Angelhart's award-winning debut film 'Cuz You're Ugly' hits Israeli theaters

The story of the close, fraught relationship between the sisters and Avigail’s search for a better life brings to mind the phrase “falling through the cracks.”

Or Avinoam (left) and Riki Reif Sinai in 'Cuz You're Ugly.'

French directors Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache return with 'Just An Illusion' -review

They specialize in movies that keep audiences entertained from start to finish, but are also genuinely moving, as well as very funny.

EVERY ROLE in ‘Just An Illusion,’ down to the smallest ones, is perfectly cast, and each actor makes an impression.

Haim Yavin, iconic Israeli news anchor known as 'Mr. Television,' dies at 93

Yavin was one of the founders of Israeli television and the longtime presenter of the public broadcaster’s flagship Mabat evening news program.

Haim Yavin

'Ted Lasso' actor Cristo Fernandez makes professional soccer debut

Fernandez, who appeared as recurring character Danny Rojas on the hit streaming series, made his USL debut for El Paso in its USL Cup match against New Mexico United on Saturday night.

Cristo Fernandez inside the stadium before a match, June 28, 2026.

What to watch this week: Larry David's new HBO comedy, talking sheep, and Kim Novak

TV Time: Gitit Fisher, Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, and Hugh Jackman are just a few names to entertain TV watchers this summer in releases like On Standby and The Sheep Detectives.

US-ENTERTAINMENT-STREAMING-WARNER-NETFLIX-FILM The HBO Max logo is seen outside the Warner Bros. Discovery offices in Culver City, California, on December 5, 2025.

Former Supreme Court heads: Defying court orders is ‘final nail’ in democracy

Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar at the opening of the Israeli Cartoon Museum in the city of Holon, central Israel, February 10, 2026.

What to watch this week: The story behind ‘Shoah,’ the end of ‘The Bear,’ and a riveting ‘Betrayal’

TV TIME: 'All I Had Was Nothingness' is a kind of road movie that follows 'Shoah' creator Lanzmann through many different roads in Germany, Poland, Israel, and the US.

‘ALL I HAD WAS NOTHINGNESS’

Palestinian-Israeli filmmaker's tragedy about honor killings wins top prizes at Monte-Carlo

It was produced both as a four-part television series for Makan, Israel’s Arabic-language public television channel, and as a feature-length work for theatrical and festival release.

THE CAST and crew of ‘Fadia’ win the Best Film Award during the 65th Monte-Carlo Television Festival in June.

What to watch this week: ‘Unconditional’ series grips, Israeli women’s magazine history revealed

TV Time: The history of the magazine, which began publishing a year before the establishment of the state, is the subject of an engaging new documentary, 'LAISHA – The Story of a Women’s Magazine'.

COVERS FROM ‘LAISHA,’ taken from the documentary ‘LAISHA – The Story of a Women’s Magazine.’

Trust in news at all-time low as interest in industry declines, Reuters Institute finds - study

The study further found that concerns about fake news have increased by four points since 2025, in line with the rise in the use of non-traditional news sources.

A picture taken on September 12, 2013 in Paris shows a tablet and a smartphone connected on news websites and world newspapers.