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Palestinian rapper Tamer Nafar, considered by many to be the godfather of Palestinian hip-hop, is writing two books, the second to be a graphic novel, 2 ATMs, due out in 2028, set in the author's hometown of Lyd, Israel, and features "a man caught between his day job as an upstanding bank clerk and his night[...]

In the days since the horrific terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel from out of Gaza – resulting in hundreds dead, thousands displaced, and individuals kidnapped from Israel & held in Gaza – the already unstable Middle East region continues to deteriorate by the hour On social media, the tragedy and fallout are being hotly[...]

Yesterday, Hamas launched a large-scale surprise attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip, breaking through the Gaza–Israel barrier and forcing entry into Gaza border crossings, nearby Israeli cities, adjacent military installations, and civilian settlements It is the first direct conflict within Israeli legally accepted territory since the 1948 Arab–Israeli War At least 600 Israelis have[...]

Hulu has the streaming rights to the Adult Swim series here in the U.S., while Channel 4 has the rights lock in across the pond, in the U.K. So that means Netflix gets to introduce the following chunks of the world to the down side to peaceful pooping and the smooth flow of snake jazz: India,[...]

But other countries are catching up… But who is who? Let's check in with Israel with the superhero team Hayoth Art from Doomsday Clock #5. Hayoth first appeared in Suicide Squad #45 in 1990, created by John Ostrander, Kim Yale and Geof Isherwood. Dybbuk – first appeared in Suicide Squad #45 in 1990[...]

Credit: GIO_LE / Shutterstock.com Netflix has tapped actor/comedian Sacha Baron Cohen (Les Misérables) to bring the story of legendary Israeli spy Eli Cohen to life in their six-episode limited series The Spy Written and directed by Gideon Raff (Prisoners of War), the series will debut globally on the streaming service outside of France; and on OCS in France. Legende Films[...]

Based on Gibney's 2016 cyberwarfare documentary Zero Days, the project focuses on the spread of a self-replicating computer virus developed by the United States and Israel to disable and destroy nuclear facilities in the Middle East. Deadline Hollywood also reports exclusively that Stephen Schiff (The Americans) will serve as the series' scribe, with Gibney set to direct as[...]

Credit: Netflix The producers behind Netflix's original Brazilian series 3% are set to tell the story of history's most successful Nazi hunters with new scripted series The Chase. Brazil's Boutique Filmes, producer of the hit streaming service series, is partnering with Connect3 Productions for a series based on Israel's Mossad Nazi hunters and their efforts beginning in the[...]

Last week, just before it was set to debut, Wonder Woman was banned by the country of Lebanon as a show of opposition against Israel Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot, like all Israelis above the age of 18 are required to do, served time in the military Gadot's two years of service coincided with the[...]

Debuting at San Diego Comic Con is Not The Israel My Parents Promised Me, the final graphic novel by the late Harvey Pekar, and JT Waldman. In Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me, the final graphic memoir from the man who defined the genre, Pekar explores what it means to be Jewish and what Israel means[...]

A reinvention of the character based on the original version as created by Jewish creators Joe Siegel and Jerry Schuster. Below, Egyptian activists celebrate as they demolish a concrete security wall built around a building housing the Israeli embassy in Cairo, Egypt, to protect it against demonstrators on Friday One wears a Superman T-shirt, blue jeans[...]

You cut out a great work because of the fear of the polarizing issue of Israel-Palestine? More like, you didn't want to get any flack from the pro-Israel camp I'm counting the minutes until you get called antisemitic/Holocaust-denier/Hamas-supporter/etc for even mentioning Footnotes in Gaza. You're certainly not the first person to self-censor on this issue, and sadly[...]