Creator of acclaimed HBO series detained at Tel Aviv rally for filming police, says weekly activism against government helps him cope with feeling 'helpless'

Golden Globe winner says he believes officers held him in police van for 2 hours because he photographed them arresting protesters

Streaming giant will help writers develop stories of Israeli reality, with support from TV creators Hagai Levi, Jill Condon

The Israeli writer and director channels his inner 'old world Jew' in his 5-episode remake of the Ingmar Bergman classic, now airing Sundays

A boom of sabra storytelling in the form of comedies, thrillers and drama has won prizes and fans around the globe

10-part Joseph Cedar show follows abduction and killings of teenagers prior to Gaza war