AP Arts & Entertainment

Oddly enough, I’ve come across a lot of A&E stories in Israel and have become our unofficial culture specialist in addition to my other duties. Here is a selection of some of the stories and features I have written about movies, TV, music and books in Israel.

selected stories

• New Israeli espionage TV series tackles shadow war with Iran (June 27, 2020)
• Israeli model Bar Refaeli signs plea bargain for tax evasion (June 09, 2020)
• In Tel Aviv, Neil Patrick Harris says he’s no gay icon (June 12, 2019)
• The Netherlands wins 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv (May 18, 2019)
• Israeli Eurovision hero says there’s no place for boycott (April 29, 2019)
• Long-lost Kafka works could emerge after messy legal battle (April 17, 2019)
• Wonder Woman to the rescue: Gal Gadot takes on Netanyahu (March 11, 2019)
• Israel bids farewell to author and peace advocate Amos Oz (December 31, 2018)
• Israelis tickled by Sacha Baron Cohen’s grotesque caricature (August 02, 2018)
• ‘Fauda’ makes Israeli-Palestinian conflict a must-see TV hit (May 16, 2018)
• Israelis go wild after Eurovision Song Contest victory (May 13, 2018)
• Israel’s in love with its homegrown Wonder Woman Gal Gadot (June 07, 2017)
• Israeli and Iranian musicians unite for Tel Aviv concert (March 03, 2017)
• Actress Helen Mirren rejects efforts to boycott Israel (June 22, 2016)
• In directorial debut, Natalie Portman focuses on her native Israel (September 03, 2015)