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EXCLUSIVE: Tel Aviv's CoPro 24 — The Israeli Coproduction Market will welcome back the international doc community for the first time in two years later this month. The event, which has over the years unveiled award-winning features such as The Gatekeepers and Advocate, has also unveiled an initial slate of 13…

UPDATED, July 26 3 AM: A second judoka scheduled to face Israeli Tohar Butbul has dropped out of the Tokyo Olympics, The Guardian reports. Sudan's Mohamed Abdalrasool weighed in, but did not show up for the match, according to the publication. Neither the International Judo Foundation nor Sudanese Olympic officials…

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a cease fire that will begin in less than two hours, as President Joe Biden credited high-level diplomacy for bringing to an end the 11-day conflict. “I believe the Palestinians and Israelis equally deserve to live safely and securely, and enjoy equal measures of freedom, prosperity and…

A Gaza City 12-story building housing the local offices of the Associated Press and Al Jazeera was destroyed in a missile attack during this week’s ongoing Israel-Hamas battles. The al-Jalaa building was also used by the Islamist militant group Hamas, according to Israel. The building’s offices and apartments were…

Wonder Woman actress Gal Gadot tweeted out today what she thought was a message of unity concerning the ongoing Israel-Hamas rocket attacks conflict. Instead, she sparked her own online war, as critics accused her of being a “propaganda” tool for Israel, given her past military service to that country. The comments…

The Ophir Awards, Israel's top film awards, have crowned Ruthy Pribar's Asia as Best Picture, per The Jerusalem Post. The film now automatically becomes the country's entry for the 2021 International Oscar race. The year's ceremony was held via a special broadcaster of the show Culture Agent, hosted by Kobi Meidan…

On the heels of the historic deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, the two Middle Eastern countries are also set to make TV history. The long-running Israeli docu-reality series Goalstar will film its upcoming season in the United Arab Emirates, becoming the first Israeli television production to be shot…

UPDATED, with reaction: Cable networks turned to footage from the Oval Office on Thursday morning for a surprise announcement from Donald Trump: a peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. “Just a few moments ago I hosted a very special call with two friends, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of…

Keshet, best known for turning Israeli drama Hatufim (Prisoners of War) into the long-running Showtime hit Homeland, has had to tackle the COVID-19 crisis on a number of fronts. It operates a broadcast network in Israel, runs a slew of non-scripted production companies across Europe and has a burgeoning scripted…

Jeopardy! has stirred the controversy pot by telling a contestant she gave the wrong answer on the alleged birthplace of Jesus Christ when she claimed it was in Palestine. Aljazeera reports that contestant Katie Needle chose a question on the broadcast that aired Friday in the category “Where’s That Church?” The…

Assassination drama Incitement on Sunday picked up the best picture prize at Israel’s Ophir Awards, the country's primary national film awards. The win means the film becomes Israel’s submission to this year's Best International Feature Film Oscar (renamed for 2020 from Best Foreign Language Film). Directed by Yaron…

Fresh off being barred from Israel and then turning down a humanitarian visit to the West Bank, Rep. Rashida Tlaib has now called for a boycott of HBO’s Bill Maher, who has termed her Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions efforts a “bullshit purity test.” Tlaib tweeted that she was tired of folks like Maher "discrediting…