EXCLUSIVE: NBC has put in development The A Word, a drama based on the Israeli series Yellow Peppers, from writer Arika Mittman (Paradise Lost), Keshet Studios and Universal Television.
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Ice Cube will be a headline speaker at the annual gala of pro-Israel organisation the Zionist Organization of America, following backlash in June over tweets that many called antisemitic.In June, the rapper faced criticism after sharing a number of Tweets including an image of a mural that has previously been condemned as antisemitic. The tweet has since been deleted.Writing in response at the time, Ice Cube said: “My image was cropped.
EXCLUSIVE: NBC has put in development The A Word, a drama based on the Israeli series Yellow Peppers, from writer Arika Mittman (Paradise Lost), Keshet Studios and Universal Television.
EXCLUSIVE: The 34th Israel Film Festival Los Angeles has confirmed its line-up for this year’s edition, which will be held entirely online for the first time.
Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday vowed to retaliate with “definitive punishment” after the slaying of the country's leading nuclear scientist, with some officials blaming Israel for the apparent assassination. The Israeli government, suspected of assassinating Iranian scientists a decade ago amid tensions over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, has yet to comment on the killing Friday of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
Israel Defense Forces have been preparing for the possibility that the U.S.
Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard opened up about a choice they have made regarding their children’s health.In honor of the seven-year anniversary of when they began dating, Duggar and Dillard answered questions from fans in a YouTube video featured on their blog.
has filed a case accusing Mr Ramadan of causing 'offence to the Egyptian people' with the pictures which have sparked charges on social media of 'betraying' the Palestinians, according to local media reports.The case is to be heard on December 19.The outcry over the photograph highlights anti-Israel sentiment among most Egyptians who view any direct interaction with Israelis as taboo. TV presenter Ahmed Moussa, who is loyal to Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, slammed Ramadan's action as
CAIRO -- An Egyptian celebrity has sparked an uproar after a photo of him with an Israeli pop star was posted online, prompting angry rants from newscasters and actor-singer Mohamed Ramadan’s suspension from a stage and film professionals’ union.The outcry over Ramadan’s photograph with Israeli crooner Omer Adam highlights anti-Israel sentiment among most Egyptians who view any direct interaction with Israelis as taboo.The controversy began over the weekend when an Emirati journalist, Hamad
Peggy Jo, the upcoming true-crime love story starring Lily James, has sold out internationally for HanWay Films.
Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorNetflix reports that its limited series The Queen’s Gambit has scored 62M households, becoming their most watched limited series to date in its first 28 days. The series starring Anya Taylor-Joy has been consumed Russia and Hong Kong, to France, Taiwan and Australia.
For fans of global TV, the International Emmys are the Burning Man of awards season. For years, the event, held in New York each November, was the only place where the sort of series loved by international TV binge watchers — Scandinavian noir, Asian horror or Israeli spy dramas — got celebrated.
Andreas Wiseman International EditorHanWay Films has closed a string of international pre-sales on Phillip Noyce’s true-crime love story Peggy Jo, which is set to star Lily James.Universal Pictures Content Group has picked up the movie for Benelux, German speaking Europe, Italy, Portugal, Scandinavia, Turkey, UK, Bulgaria, former Yugoslavia, Czech & Slovak Republics, Hungary, Poland, Romania, CIS, Baltics, Israel, West Indies, South Africa, Hong Kong, Indian subcontinent, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Alissa Simon Film CriticIt seems unimaginable: a relationship driven more by affection than the dynamics of power between a Jewish prisoner and an Austrian SS officer at Auschwitz? But the taboo romance between beautiful, young Slovak inmate Helena Citron and her not-much-older captor Franz Wunsch is superbly documented in the fascinating “Love It Was Not” from Israeli helmer Maya Sarfaty.
A panel on anti-Semitism is raising some eyebrows as it includes figures like Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., who repeatedly have been accused of bigotry.
Democrat Jon Ossoff, who is Jewish, defended fellow Democrat, the Rev. Raphael Warnock, against attacks on the reverend’s record with Israel. “Reverend Warnock is a beloved friend and ally of Georgia’s Jewish community and a friend of Israel,” Ossoff told The Forward on Wednesday.
: Nikki Haley’s advocacy group “Stand for America” on Wednesday launched a scathing video attacking Georgia Senate candidate Raphael Warnock as “anti-America” "anti-taxpayer" and “pro-communist” radical -- tearing into his stances on health care and taxes, as well as past comments about police and Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.