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What to watch in Israel: Crime drama on Jewish-Arab life and a pop culture phenomenon

TV Time: More than just drama: "Jaffa" and "The Zaguris" dive into the heart of the Jewish-Arab conflict, bringing the friction of Israeli reality to the small screen.

NETA ROTH in ‘Jaffa.’
JASON PEARLMAN (left) and Benjamin Lee at the Changing of the Guard.

Grapevine, December 19, 2025: Global petition to Netflix

The late Corinne Allal is the subject of ‘Corinne Allal: Farewell Tour.’

Corinne Allal’s story leads lineup of bold, must-see documentaries

US President Donald Trump looks on during a signing ceremony with President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi and President of Rwanda Paul Kagame (not pictured) at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, US, December 4, 2025.

Trump says CNN should be sold as part of Warner Bros Discovery deal


Check out 'Chef' and some Nordic Noir on Israeli TV

If you feel up to watching a suspenseful crime series with violent scenes, the Norwegian Nordic Noir series, Wisting, became available on Hot VOD and Next TV.

 'The Chef'

'Stranger Things' Gelman guests on 'Eretz Nehederet'

Since the outbreak of the war, Gelman has visited Israel and condemned the Hamas massacre, supporting Israel on social media and at the march in Washington, DC in November. 

Brett Gelman appears on 'Eretz Nehederet.'

KAN 11 to broadcast documentary of Nova massacre, Netflix's 'The Crown' ends its reign

KAN 11 will broadcast the documentary, Supernova: The Music Festival Massacre, on December 23 at 10 p.m.

 ‘THE NOVA Music Festival Massacre’

‘Rebel Moon’ fails to land its own mythology - film review

Netflix’s Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire,” attempts to create a ready-made Star Wars-like series with its own internal mythology and iconography.

 SOFIA BOUTELLA in ‘Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire.’

New Israeli documentaries debut on October 7 massacre, Iran, Hezbollah

The Documentary #NOVA covers the events of the October 7 massacre at a music festival, while Enemies covers the leaders of Iran, Hezbollah, PFLP, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with Palestinian group Hamas' top leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, Iran June 21, 2023.

What to watch in Israel: Focus on the war, a Turkish rom-com, ‘Oppenheimer’

Some of the television options illustrate how creative Israelis have become, developing new content in the face of this difficult situation. 

 A SCENE from ‘Last Call for Istanbul.’

Israeli films, TV shows win prizes and fans worldwide

A TV series about an Israeli president's rape and harassment of women wins prize in major French festival.

 NIV SULTAN in season two of ‘Tehran.’

What would Cleopatra and Augustus look like today? Check it out

Earlier this year, Netflix’s attempt to depict Cleopatra was met with disappointment.

Painting from the tomb of Nebamun show the New Kingdom period accountant Nebamun hunting birds in the marshes of Egypt.

Israeli series ‘Bros’ to stream on Netflix

Bros tells the story of the inseparable childhood friends Pini and Nisso (Savyon and Amir), co-owners of a local Jerusalem bar, and die-hard Beitar Jerusalem soccer fans. 

 ‘BROS’ WITH Hanan Savyon and Guy Amir.

Netflix series ‘Spy Ops’ looks deeply into Mossad history

"Especially today, it’s important for countries, especially democracies, to say, clearly... that sometimes you have to protect democracy and sometimes it requires doing ugly things.”

 ONE SECTION in ‘Spy Ops’ details how the Mossad killed the terrorist, Ali Hassan Salameh, who was living the high life in Beirut.