Best Israeli documentary series

The Devil's Confession: The Lost Eichmann Tapes (2023)

After the World War II, architect of the Final Solution, Adolf Eichmann, fled to Argentina. While in hiding, he did a series of taped interviews detailing his role in Nazi atrocities. Now, for the first time ever we can hear The Devil's Confession!

Munich '72 (2022)

Chronicle of the attack perpetrated by the Palestinian terrorist group Black September in the Olympic Village during the 1972 Munich Summer Games.

Begin (2019)

The three episodes of this limited series deal with three events in the center of Prime Minister Begin: The peace agreement with Egypt, changes in the economic-social field, and the Lebanon war, during which he declared that he could no longer go on and retired.At the same time, he created the Devprived Alliance. Under this alliance, the ultra-Orthodox parties joined the coalition, the NRP received important ministries, including the ministry of education, and the Mizrahi-Traditional peripherents entered the corridors of the government.

Sharon (2021)

Follows Sharon's term as PM from the moment he was elected. The series goes through his leadership under mass terror attacks, his willingness to support the two-state solution, his decision to start Operation Defensive Shield in 2002, his demand from the Palestinians to replace Yasser Arafat as a condition for all negotiations, the establishment of the separation fence, and the disengagement from Gaza that turned his greatest supporters into sworn enemies. In addition, the series returns to selected chapters in Sharon's life as a child in Kfar Malal, as a family person, as a soldier and as minister in Israeli governments. Among the interviewees: Gilad Sharon, Dov Weissglas, Eyal Bronze, Uri Monday, Moshe Kaplinsky, Israel Maymon, Assi Yavni, Tzipi Livni, Gideon Saar and Aria Eldad.

Pillar of Fire (1981)

Pillar of Fire focuses on the History of Zionism, beginning in 1896, in the wake of Theodor Herzl's revival of the concept of Jewish nationalism and continues to follow the Jewish People in the 20th century, the early stages of Zionism, followed by the waves of Aliyah prior to the founding of Israel, the Revival of the Hebrew language, the Ottoman Empire's rule in over the Land of Israel, the British Mandate, Anti-Semitism in Europe, the rise of Nazism and The Holocaust, the history of the Yishuv, the Jewish struggle for independence, and ends in 1948, with the Israeli Declaration of Independence.

Generation Turmoil (2023)

Outside observers looking at the last 25 years in Israeli could conclude that the Jewish state has disintegrated into a deeply fragmented tribal society with little holding it together – Jews vs Arabs, secular vs ultra-Orthodox, Right vs Left, the Center vs the periphery. This is a docuseries about Israel’s most turbulent generation, beginning in 1995, with the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. Visiting the pivotal events since then, we reach today’s volcanic moment, as Israel is on the verge of a civil war.

Tkuma (1997)

The story of Israel's first fifty years of statehood, TKUMA brings to the screen the tragedies and joyful milestones of Israel's first half century: the ingathering of the exiles as the fledgling state becomes a haven for Jews around the word. Dramatic, personal accounts and documentary footage of the wars fought over five decades, along with rare behind-the-scenes insights into Israel's efforts to make peace.Who is a Jew Israel wrestles with its national identity. Israel's economic revolution takes the country from the orange to the computer chip in a few years. The people, the places, the spirit of Israel in its first fifty years.

The Gatekeepers (2013)

A five episode special edition of the documentary film by director Dror Moreh, featuring the story of the Israeli Palestinian conflict from the point of view of six former heads of the Shin Bet, Israel's secret service whose activities and membership are closely held state secrets.

Rebirth (1998)

The story of Israel's first fifty years of statehood, TKUMA brings to the screen the tragedies and joyful milestones of Israel's first half century: the ingathering of the exiles as the fledgling state becomes a haven for Jews around the word. Dramatic, personal accounts and documentary footage of the wars fought over five decades, along with rare behind-the-scenes insights into Israel's efforts to make peace.Who is a Jew? Israel wrestles with its national identity. Israel's economic revolution takes the country from the orange to the computer chip in a few years. The people, the places, the spirit of Israel in its first fifty years

Domestic Spies (2021)

A story from the Jewish section of the Shin Bet

The Holy land (2016)

The history of the Land of Israel from prehistoric times to the Ottoman period.

The Hitchhikers (2016)

The web series 'Hitchhikers' - an Israeli Roadside Odyssey from director Yair Agmon and Elad Schwartz, illuminates the complexities of Israeli society through each hitchhiker that we meet. In these short episodes, Agmon travels all over the country and picks up a diverse mosaic of Israeli characters.

First Date (2017)

The new dating program that has turned heads around the world is coming to Israel. For the first time in front of cameras, one of the most complex, exciting and embarrassing situations in life will occur - a first date. The cameras in the restaurant will record every moment, every smile, every glance, every slip of the tongue, every touch and awkward moment.

You Can't Ask That (IL) (2018)

An honest and intimate look at the lives of groups that deal with social stigmas, with the help of anonymous questions from viewers at home and real answers from the heart.Available on YouTube for free

Pusherz (2012)

A docu-reality about kids in showbiz, the parents who push them forward to succeed, and how they sometimes seem to fulfill themselves through their kid's success.

Aharoni & Gidi's Wonderful Journey (2011)

The Amazing Journey is an Israeli documentary TV series that explores and studies cultures, their history, religion, ceremonies and geography, through their reflection in the local food. The 7th season of The Amazing Journey takes place in the USA, where the two presenters would explore some of America's best cuisines.

אגרנים כפייתיים: להיקבר בחיים (2011)

Tiyul Acharei Tzava (2017)

הצגה ראשונה (2014)

Itgirls (2014)

Home. Refrain (2018)

History of Israel as reflected in its music and artists.

Arik Einstein Shir Ahava Standarti (2017)

A musical biography, telling the story of Arik Einstein, one of Israel's greatest singers and performers, which his story is also the story of Israel, the city of Tel Aviv and its people, of wars and flocks of guys on the grass, who drive slow but fade easily, take it personal but some who have lots of love in them - all songs sung by Einstein.

Roar of The Lion (2019)

Dhoni. Captain Cool. Thala. Multiple names, many stories. But there's one that the world has never heard. A riveting story about the darkest phase of his career, the unexpected ban on Chennai Super Kings, and the mother of all comebacks.

Crossings (2019)

Mika, Yuval and Ben were recruited to the Military Police Corps despite their conscientious objection. For the first time in their lives, young men and women face the constant and painful friction with the Palestinians. Locked in a fortified position day and night, in cold or hot weather, wearing heavy bullet-proof vests, these soldiers are trained to believe that at last everything drains into the fate of both nations.

אפס בהתנהגות (2009)

Inside the Mossad (2017)

The assassinations of Nazis, terrorists and Iranian nuclear scientists have given the Mossad a fearsome reputation that has come with a moral cost. For the first time, former spy chiefs and operatives discuss personal and operational challenges, ethical dilemmas, and the personal price they were forced to pay.

Birth of a Conflict (2022)

The Last League (2019)

The Last League - the lowest league in soccer in Israel, focuses on people from the peripheries for whom soccer is their last chance of making it big and giving meaning to their lives. Why The Last League? Because from the bottom you can only go up.

Tangled Roots (2019)

A brief televised guide to the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A succinct, lucid summary and concise presentation of its basic concepts and decisive events, while laying them out on a timeline and a spatial map, related from a variety of viewpoints and positions concerning the conflicted parties.

Kingdoms (2019)

Kingdoms presents an intimate look at the Hassidic world, from history to the present day. The third episode of this series, A Suitable Helper, presents the daily lives of the male and female members of Israel's Hassidic community. How do they meet the challenges of raising children, income, education, gender, and equality? And how are these matters approached from a Hassidic point of view?