The casting of Merced in a Jewish role in the series comes amid claims of underrepresentation of Jews by Jewish entertainers.
Jewish entertainers sent an open letter to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, criticizing it for failing to include Jews as an "underrepresented" group in its diversity standards.
“May God and us avenge their blood,” he said of the October 7th massacre.
Hen Avigdori's wife and daughter were both kidnapped by Hamas during a visit to Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7.
Theaters in the Cinema City chain have opened their doors in Jerusalem, Rishon Letzion, Hadera, Netanya, and Kfar Saba, as well as at its flagship theater in Glilot.
Maya Abdallah, a Palestinian screenwriter from the United States, claimed that her submissions were not being accepted “because the entertainment industry is ran by Zionists.”