Fauda

'What you're contracting is creativity': the hidden strain on Israeli television

Israeli television is still producing global hits, but behind the success, budgets, politics and fewer commissions threaten the industry’s future

AUGUST 17, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

French actress Melanie Laurent (right) joined the ‘Fauda’ cast for season five, starring and co-created by Lior Raz.

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AUGUST 15, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Deni Avdija, Lior Raz, Rotem Sela, and Gal Gadot in El Al's new safety video.

WATCH: El Al’s iconic Lior Suchard safety video to be replaced by Israeli celebrity gang of four

Beginning later this month, a new safety video is being unveiled on El Al flights featuring Fauda’s Lior Raz, Hollywood’s Gal Gadot, NBA basketball great Deni Avdija and model/actress Rotem Sela.

AUGUST 12, 2026|ByDAVID BRINN

Lior Raz (left) with Melanie Laurent and Yaakov Zada-Daniel in a scene from season five of Fauda.

The wait is over: Fauda's fifth season set to premiere on Netflix on September 8

Viewers in 190 countries will be able to see the new episodes, which are in Arabic, Hebrew, French, and English, with subtitles in their native languages.

AUGUST 11, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Henry Winkler wants to be cast in Fauda

The Fonz calls the Israeli drama 'one of the greatest shows on TV.'

JANUARY 9, 2019ByAMY SPIRO

Actor Henry Winkler poses at the annual AFI Awards luncheon in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 4, 2019

Lucy Aharish and Tzachi Halevy talk interfaith love on CNN

The newlyweds told Christiane Amanpour that they received a lot of backlash 'from both sides.'

DECEMBER 18, 2018ByAMY SPIRO

Lucy Aharish and Tzhai Halevy talk interfaith love on CNN.

HOT series 'Uri and Ella' picked up by CBS

HOT confirmed on Sunday that the show was picked up by CBS, and will be written by none other than famed British writer Nick Hornby.

DECEMBER 2, 2018ByAMY SPIRO

SHLOMO BAR-ABA and Dina Senderson in the HOT show 'Uri and Ella.'

An Israeli celebrity wedding exposes difficulties for Arab-Jewish couples

Israel does not recognize interfaith weddings performed in the country, so Jewish-Muslim and Jewish-Christian couples, and others, have to go abroad to be officially married.

NOVEMBER 30, 2018ByBEN SALES/JTA

Actor Tzachi Halevy and TV anchor Lucy Aharish at their wedding, October 10, 2018

CBS boards Israeli show from 'Fauda' writers

"District Y," about police force in Jaffa, will air on Israeli public broadcaster.

OCTOBER 25, 2018ByAMY SPIRO

Belev Echad dinner to honor stars of “Fauda" and more

Dinner to be chaired by Daniel Bernstein, Thom Waye, Gabriel Plotkin, Yaara Bank-Plotkin, Daniel Bergstein, Abhay Deshpande and Michele Shapiro and Martin Nussbaum.

OCTOBER 22, 2018BySPONSORED