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The United States sold the ambassador’s residence in Israel for more than $67 million in July, according to an official Israeli record of the sale that shines new light on a transaction that has been shrouded in secrecy. The State Department confirmed the sale in September but refused to identify the buyer or disclose the sale price of the sprawling beachfront compound in the upscale Tel Aviv suburb of Herzliya.

BERLIN -- A surrealist painting worth more than a quarter million euros (dollars) that was forgotten by a businessman at Duesseldorf's airport has been recovered from a nearby recycling dumpster, police said Thursday.The businessman, whose identity was not given, accidentally left behind the painting by French surrealist Yves Tanguy at a check-in counter as he boarded a flight from Duesseldorf to Tel Aviv on Nov.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterUniversal Music Israel has announced the appointment of journalist and radio host Meytal Shevach to the position of A&R Manager, effective immediately.In her new role, Shevach will lead UMG’s efforts in the signing and development of new domestic Israeli musical talent for the label, which launched earlier this year.

Chrissy Teigen is “indefinitely” postponing work on her third Cravings cookbook.

2020 Emmy Awards on Sunday night with its series, including “Watchmen” and “Succession,” taking home major prizes. “Schitt’s Creek,” meanwhile, swept the comedy categories in its final season.Streaming live from more than 130 cameras stationed in nominees’ homes around the world ― from New York and Berlin, to London and Tel Aviv ― the first-ever virtual Emmys kicked off on Sunday night to celebrate a year in television that already feels like eons ago. About the only normal thing viewers

2020 Emmy Awards will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmell on Sunday, September 20. While the late-night host will be live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, he’ll be speaking to a giant, very empty room.Instead, the 125 nominees will be home, streaming from across the world — with some in London, Tel Aviv and Toronto — via special set-ups sent to them by the TV Academy.

Bar Refaeli has been sentenced to nine months of community service after she was convicted of evading paying taxes nearing $10 million.The 35-year-old supermodel’s mother and agent, Zipi Refaeli, was sentenced to 16 months in prison, which she will begin serving next week. According to the Associated Press, the pair were present for the rulings at a Tel Aviv courthouse on Sunday, September 13.

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Bar Refaeli was convicted by an Israeli court on Monday on four counts of tax offenses, the Associated Press reports.According to the outlet, the 35-year-old Israeli model arrived in the Tel Aviv courthouse wearing a white blouse and matching face mask, with her father, Raffi, mother, Zipi, and a team of lawyers by her side.

Tel Aviv Pride, 2019 (Image courtesy of Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality, Guy Yechiel)

The Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv is getting ready to launch its highly anticipated new Core Exhibition, and they enlisted Michael Douglas to introduce it to the world.

Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, whose Bad Boys franchise entry Bad Boys for Life iscurrently 2020's most successful movie, have lined up their next project.

taxes owed to the state. The prolonged case, built around the celebrity model's worldwide income and the family's attempts to downplay her ties to the country, has sullied some of Refeali's previous image as a beloved national icon.

It was organised as an official protest

In brazen defiance of health regulations, an estimated crowd of 3,000 people danced and sang along to Israeli musicians on Thursday (May 21) at a concert in Tel Aviv that was among the first large live music gatherings since the global industry shut down in March amid the coronavirus pandemic.Over a dozen well-known Israeli acts, including alternative rocker Aviv Geffen and pop diva Rita, performed at Charles Clore public park as part of a music event semantically and legally referred to as

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The musician will return to the country in May

A group of more than 130 names from the film world, including at least 100 LGBTQIA+ filmmakers and film artists, have signed a pledge to boycott TLVFest, Tel Aviv's government-sponsored LGBT film festival, in what they say is solidarity with Palestinian members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Quentin Tarantino and his wife Daniella Pick have welcomed their first child together.

Quentin Tarantino and his wife Daniella Pick have welcomed their first child together.

Quentin Tarantino and his wife Daniella Pick have welcomed their first child together.

Despite objections from sexual abuse activists, the Israeli Opera will host a weeklong singing competition organized by Spanish opera star Placido Domingo in Tel Aviv later this year. Domingo, 80, has withdrawn from all U.S. performances since reports by The Associated Press last year detailed accusations of sexual harassment or other inappropriate, sexually charged conduct.

JERUSALEM -- Despite objections from sexual abuse activists, the Israeli Opera will host a week-long singing competition organized by Spanish opera star Placido Domingo in Tel Aviv later this year.

A little over a week since wowing some 103 million people with her Super Bowl Halftime Show performance alongside Shakira, Jennifer Lopez has entered into an exclusive multi-year touring partnership with Live Nation.

Lola Marsh is back with their sophomore album, Someday Maybe Tomorrow, today (Jan 24).Hailing from Tel Aviv, the Israeli indie-pop duo first gained traction with their dreamy 2016 EP You're Mine, which was quickly trailed by their debut album, Remember Roses, the following year.