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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 530

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Amir Khoury (center) as a young Imad Mughniyeh in SHOWTIME's 'Ghosts of Beirut.' (Sifeddine Elamine/SHOWTIME)
May 19, 2023, 4:16 am
Hunting for a ghost: New show depicts CIA-Mossad pursuit of most-wanted terrorist
‘Fauda’ co-creators Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff team up with Showtime on ‘Ghosts of Beirut,’ a mostly-true account of the assassination of Hezbollah terror chief Imad Mughniyeh
By Amy Spiro
Screen capture from the trailer for Showtime series 'Ghosts of Beirut.' (YouTube. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 20, 2023, 2:31 pm
‘Fauda’ creators drop trailer for new action miniseries
Four-part Showtime drama ‘Ghosts of Beirut’ recalls the 20-year hunt for top Hezbollah terrorist Imad Mughniyeh, allegedly killed in a joint CIA-Mossad operation
By ToI Staff
Joan Rivers (left), and daughter Melissa Rivers at the 2013 Matrix New York Women in Communications Awards, in New York, April 22, 2013. (AP/Evan Agostini/Invision)
October 27, 2021, 12:15 pm
Joan Rivers series that sparked ‘Jewface’ debate scrapped by Showtime
Plans for ‘The Comeback Girl’ starring Kathryn Hahn dropped by the network after it failed to secure rights from daughter Melissa Rivers
By Amy Spiro
(L-R) Eric Andre, Desus Nice and The Kid Mero in The Village Temple in New York City, in an episode of "Desus & Mero." (Screen capture/YouTube)
August 6, 2021, 11:44 pm
Desus and Mero get bar mitzvahed (sort of) in their Showtime series
Eager to learn more about Jewish culture on their late night comedy show, non-Jewish Jamaican-American and Dominican-American duo recruit comedian Eric Andre, Rabbi Diana Fersko
By Gabe Friedman
Bryan Cranston as Michael Desiato in Showtime series 'Your Honor,' a remake of Yes Studio series 'Kvodo' (Courtesy Skip Bolen/SHOWTIME)
December 10, 2020, 3:13 pm
Showtime’s ‘Your Honor’ closely follows Israeli original ‘Kvodo’
Bryan Cranston of ‘Breaking Bad’ stars in legal drama series as a judge who is tested when his son is involved in a fatal mishap
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative: Lay cantor Gary Levine sings at home in Los Angeles. (Courtesy of Levine)
May 9, 2020, 11:13 am
Showtime’s president of entertainment is now a Zoom cantor
Having sung for years at LA’s Ahavat Torah synagogue, Gary Levine has had to adapt to the times, learning to accompany his prayers on the piano
By Curt Schleier
In this May 6, 2019 file photo, Gal Gadot attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the 'Camp: Notes on Fashion' exhibition in New York (Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
August 2, 2019, 11:32 pm
‘Wonder Woman’ Gal Gadot to play Hedy Lamarr in miniseries
Actress and inventor starred in Hollywood hits in 30s and 40s, patented device that became basis for modern Wi-Fi
By AP and JTA
Actress Emmy Rossum attends HBO's Official 2016 Emmy After Party at The Plaza at the Pacific Design Center on September 18, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
August 31, 2018, 9:40 pm
Emmy Rossum to leave Showtime’s Shameless
American actress, who stars as Fiona, the dysfunctional Gallagher family’s eldest child, will part ways with series at the end of next season
By ToI Staff
Gal Gadot arrives for the Oscars ceremony at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, March 4, 2018, (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
August 7, 2018, 1:11 pm
Gal Gadot said eyeing role in series about Jewish actress, inventor Hedy Lamarr
Israeli star in talks with Showtime to play leading role in production detailing life and career of Hollywood legend, reports Variety
By ToI Staff
This combination photo shows Sacha Baron Cohen at the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on January 15, 2007, left, and Cohen portraying retired Israeli Colonel Erran Morad in a still from the Showtime series, "Who Is America?" (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, left, and Showtime)
August 2, 2018, 7:28 pm
Israelis tickled by Sacha Baron Cohen’s grotesque caricature
‘Everyone here knows’ a Col. (ret.) Erran Morad, says Israeli TV critic, as the Jewish comedian’s Hebrew-speaking character dupes politicians in ‘Who is America?’
By Aron Heller
Sacha Baron Cohen, right, playing Israeli military expert Erran Morad, meets with defeated Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, in an episode of 'Who is America?' aired on July 29, 2018. (Screen capture: YouTube)
July 30, 2018, 3:24 pm
Sacha Baron Cohen uses ‘pedophile detector’ on Roy Moore
Alabama Republican, dogged by accusations of harassment, walks out of interview after new ‘Israeli technology’ flags him as child molester
By AP and ToI Staff
Sacha Baron Cohen as 'Erran Morad,' and Georgia State Rep. Jason Spencer (YouTube screen capture)
July 23, 2018, 6:05 pm
Sacha Baron Cohen has Georgia lawmaker bare bottom, use racial slur
In latest antics on his Showtime program, comedian convinces State Rep. Jason Spencer to engage in racist behavior to identify and subdue jihadists
By AP and ToI Staff
Sacha Baron Cohen arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 4, 2018, in Beverly Hills, California. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
July 17, 2018, 3:49 pm
Showtime and Sacha Baron Cohen push back against Sarah Palin
Network issues statement declaring that at no time did prankster present himself as a disabled US veteran to former Alaska governor, countering her version of comedy interview
By AP and ToI Staff
Sacha Baron Cohen arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 4, 2018, in Beverly Hills, California. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
July 8, 2018, 11:39 pm
Sacha Baron Cohen to poke fun at US in new show
After comedian releases mysterious video of Trump, posters asking ‘Who is America?’ appear in Brooklyn promoting his new Showtime program
By ToI Staff
Mandy Patinkin's character Saul Berenson (left) opens this week's episode of 'Homeland' at a Passover seder. (YouTube screenshot)
October 27, 2015, 12:33 pm
New episode puts the Jewish home in ‘Homeland’
Award-winning Israeli writer-director Gideon Raff is not shy of showcasing his native land in his popular thriller TV series
By Lisa Klug
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