Israeli actors

Israeli television is thriving on screen - but insiders warn of an industry in crisis

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

French actress Melanie Laurent (right) joined the ‘Fauda’ cast for season five, starring and co-created by Lior Raz.Premium
Actors Sasson Gabai (L) as Captain Hook and Lee Biran (R) as Peter Pan, on stage in the current production of the ‘Peter Pan’ musical. PremiumPremium

Where 'lost kids' fly: In a country shaped by war, Peter Pan reminds Israelis to breathe

‘TELL ME EVERYTHING’S 16 Ophir nominations are the highest total received by any movie in the history of the awards. The film tells the coming-of-age story of a boy who discovers his father is gay at the height of the AIDS epidemic and who reconnects with him later in life.

‘Tell Me Everything’ leads 2026 Ophir Awards race with record 16 nominations

Leading Israeli television creators in Los Angeles

Israeli creators expand their presence in Hollywood


Theater review: White Nights

Paramount in the production is the interrelationship and communication among the five new-minted actor crew.

White Night

Arab Israeli actor Norman Issa refuses to cross the Green Line

Issa said it was unfair to expect him to go against his own conscience and to appear in places “which are controversial.”

Norman Issa

Screen Savors: Binging, vampires and the new Mideast

This week on TV.

‘The Honorable Woman’ TV show

Theater Review: The Disabled

The Sopranos meet The Innocents meet Shakespeare.

‘The Disabled'

Climb every mountain

Any connection between the story of former prime minister Ariel Sharon and Notzar Theater company’s ‘Har’ is purely circumstantial.

‘Har’ is a combination of three short plays written by Yaron Edelstein and directed by Dalit Milstein.

Grapevine: Thanks for the memories…

Israelis say farewell to television, radio and stage personality, art expert and wine connoisseur Meni Pe’er, who died on Wednesday.

Meni Peer seen here with child actress Anisa Jones from the American sitcom ‘Family Affair’ in Israel in 1972.

Israel’s Mr. Entertainment goes off the air

Legendary TV personality Meni Peer passes away at the age of 67.

Meni Peer seen here with child actress Anisa Jones from the American sitcom ‘Family Affair’ in Israel in 1972.

One on One: No Stopping Sobol

The sprightly septuagenarian and acclaimed playwright marks the milestone of his 70th play at the Holon Mediatheque.

Actors perform in the play ‘Eye Witness,’ based on the story of Franz Jägerstätter, an Austrian who refused military service during World War II.

Gesher Theater marks 23 years of excellence in new season

Theater chairman Zohar defiantly in face of budget cuts; What’s the point of Gesher if it surrenders and doesn’t do what it believes in?

Efrat Ben-Tzur is possessed in a Gesher rehearsal of ‘The Dybbuk’

The show must go on

Two years after the death of their classmate, graduates of Yoram Loewenstein’s Performing Arts Studio are coming together once again.

Alex Carol and Inbar Danon in 'Srul.'