Israeli Media

A collection of works created by Israelis or in Israel:

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Animated Series

• Foxy Fables
• M.K. 22

Comic Strips

• Zbeng!

Creators

• Lior Ashkenazi
• Ronit Elkabetz
• Oded Fehr
• Gal Gadot
• Ephraim Kishon
• Vince Offer
• Yotam Perel
• Natalie Portman ^note born there, but made her entire career outside Israel, since she moved from the country at age 3
• Saban Entertainment
• Chaim Topol
• Ayelet Zurer

Films — Animation

• Waltz with Bashir^note Vals ‘im Bashír

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Films — Live-Action

• Ajami
• An American Hippie in Israel^note HaTrempist
• Aya
• The Band's Visit^note Bikúr haTizmóret
• Beaufort
• Big Bad Wolves
• The Bubble^note Ha Bu‘a
• The Congress
• Cupcakes ^note Banánot
• The Debt ^note Ha Khov
• Fill the Void ^note Lemale et ha'ḥalal
• Footnote^note He‘araàt Shuláyim
• Frozen Days^note Yamím Kfu'ím
• Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
• God's Gun
• Hamossad Hasagur ^note The title is a pun on ‘Ha Mossad’, lit. ‘the institution’, and mosád sagúr, lit. ‘closed institution’, used as a euphemism for ‘mental hospital’.
• Lebanon
• Lemon Popsicle
• Mabul
• Operation Thunderbolt
• The Policeman ^note Ha Shoter Azulay
• Rabies
• Sallah
• The Secrets
• Turn Left at the End of the World
• Ushpizin
• Walk on Water ^note Lalékhet ‘al haMáyim
• Yossi And Jagger
• Zero Motivation ^note Éfes beYakhasèy Enósh, ‘zero/F in human relations’

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Live-Action TV

• Asfour

• BeTipul (In Therapy) ^note which inspired an American remake, In Treatment

• Bnei Aruba ^note Hostages (not the same as the CBS version)
• The Chamber Quintet
• Eretz Nehederet ^note A Wonderful Country
• Fauda ^note Chaos
• HaKhayim Ze Lo Hakol^note Life Isn’t Everything
• HaPijamot^note The Pajamas
• Hasamba3G
• The Jews Are Coming
• Kochav Nolad
• Ktzarim^note Short Ones^note Technically an adaptation of a Norwegian skit show, but features enough localised humour to be on this list.
• Mossad 101
• Prisoners of War
• Ramzor^note Traffic Light
• Shemesh
• Hamidrasha

Literature

• The Bible, mostly.^note Most of the parts of the Old-Testament/Hebrew-Bible were written by Judeans and Israelites in what is today modern Israel. Other parts were probably written in Persia and Babylon. The New Testament was probably written across the Hellenic World. In the latter cases though the writers were also likely Jews in most cases.

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• Knellers Happy Campers, the novella Wristcutters: A Love Story was adapted from
• Murderess
• A Simple Story
• Summer Celebration
• Ha Chevre Ha Tovim

Music

• Dudu Aharon — One of the biggest modern-day Israeli musical icons.
• Yardena Arazi — Two-time Eurovision presenter and one-time host, she was the biggest female star of the '80s.
• Shlomo Artzi — Probably the most beloved and popular musician in Israeli history.
• Gali Atari — Winner of the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest.
• Asaf Avidan — Popular folk-rock entertainer whose "Reckoning Song" became an international hit in 2012 thanks to a remix.
• Ehud Banai — A major figure in the Israeli rock industry during the late '80s and early '90s.
• Netta Barzilai — Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018.
• Izhar Cohen — The first Israeli Eurovision winner in history.
• Dana International — Famous transgender singer who became an LGBT icon in and outside Israel.
• Arik Einstein — The original star of Israeli music and probably its biggest influencer overall.
• EthniX — Hugely popular band of the '90s who mixed new wave music with Mizrahi sounds.
• Aviv Geffen — Rock star often considered the nation's answer to Bowie or Marilyn Manson
• Eyal Golan — The biggest name of the 21st century and one of the most popular Israeli stars overall.
• Sarit Hadad — Sephardic female singer who was the leading woman in Israeli music throughout the 2000s.
• Ofra Haza — A beloved Yemeni-Jewish entertainer who was one of its most visible names internationally.
• Ilanit — One of the first big women in the Israeli music scene, she was a big star in the '70s and ex-Eurovision contestant.
• Infected Mushroom — Trope Codifier for psychedelic trance and the single biggest act in Middle Eastern dance music.
• Keren Ann
• The Living Tombstone
• Shiri Maimon — Kochav Nolad runner up, she became a popular singer, actress, and celebrity and one of the most visible Israelis internationally.
• Achinoam "Noa" Nini — Internationally prolific Arab-Jewish singer known for her left-wing pro-Palestinian views.
• Esther and Abi Ofarim — Husband-and-wife duo behind a Eurovision second-placer and a UK #1 hit.
• Kobi Peretz — One-time one-hit wonder who escaped the stigma and became a major pop name.
• Idan Raichel — Eclectic fusion singer-songwriter behind "The Idan Raichel Project", a major force in Israeli music throughout the 2000s.
• Rita (Farouz) — Persian immigrant who became a big name in the music scene throughout the 90s.
• Gene Simmons — Bassist and co-lead singer of Kiss.
• Skazi
• Teapacks (Tipex) and Kobi Oz — Humorous pop-rock band who dominated throughout the late '90s and early '00s.
• Vaadat Charigim
• Haim Zinovich (HaSaruf) — Hard rocker who took on the persona of a burnt paraplegic hoping to find acceptance by the Israeli music community.

Puppet Shows

• Rechov Sumsum

Video Games

• Piposh

Web Comics

• Cheerlessness

Web Video

• Sugarzaza

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