Omer Goldman

Omer Goldman
עֹמֶר גּוֹלְדְמַן
Born
Omer Goldman Granot

(1989-03-04) 4 March 1989 (age 36)
Citizenship Israel
Alma materTel Aviv University
Occupations
Spouse
Eyal Elisha
(m. 2019)​
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FatherNaftali Granot[2]

Omer Goldman Granot (IPA: [ˈʔomeʁ ˈɡoldman ɡʁaˈnot]; Hebrew pronunciation: [omər ɡoldˈmən ɡraˈnot] Hebrew: עֹמֶר גּוֹלְדְמַן גְּרָנוֹת; born 4 March 1989) is an Israeli actress who is known by casting in Shchuna[3] and Esau[4]

Biography

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Omer Goldman Granot is the daughter of Naftali Granot,[5] a former deputy of Meir Dagan,[6][7] The head of the Mossad. On 22 September 2008, She was sentenced to 21 days in military prison for refusing[8] to serve the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) along with Tamar Katz and Mia Tamarin, She was a member of the Shministim,[9] a group of 40 high-school seniors who declared themselves conscientious objectors[10]

She was sent to prison again after refusing to serve a second time.[11] She says her political awakening occurred after participating in a demonstration in the Palestinian village of Shufa where the IDF had set up a roadblock and fired rubber bullets at the demonstrators.[12]

From 2014-18, she was the female lead in the Israeli TV series Shchuna, and in 2018, she appeared as a regular in the first season of False Flag. Aside from working as an actress Goldman also started to work as a director since 2020. For the TV series Palmach she did not only act in 4 episodes but also directed 11 episodes herself.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Acting

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  • 2013: Bitter Lemon (short)
  • 2014-2018: Shchuna (Neighborhood) (TV series, 101 episodes)
  • 2017: Hachaverim Shel Naor (TV series, 1 episode)
  • 2017: Shilton Hatzlalim (TV series, 1 episode)
  • 2018: False Flag (Kfulim) (TV series, 6 episodes)
  • 2019: Esau
  • 2021: Palmach (TV series, 4 episodes)

Directing

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  • 2020-2021: Palmach (TV series, 11 episodes)
  • 2021-2023: On Our Own (TV series, 57 episodes)
  • 2022-2023: Sky (TV series, 30 episodes)

References

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  1. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  2. ^ "Let Us Never Hesitate to Recognize and Salute Israel's Best - Salem-News.Com". www.salem-news.com. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  3. ^ Shchuna (TV Series) (2014). Retrieved 2025-10-25 – via www.filmaffinity.com.
  4. ^ Esau (2019). Retrieved 2025-10-25 – via www.filmaffinity.com.
  5. ^ NYU, The Israel Journal at (2021-04-26). "Israel's Surprising Majority: IDF Service Evaders". Medium. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  6. ^ "Naftali Granot". Ict18. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  7. ^ Granot, Naftali (2022-04-05). "Naftali Granot". The National Interest. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
  8. ^ "Omer Goldman". www.thehypertexts.com. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  9. ^ "Tell Israel: Free the Shministim!". december18th.org. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  10. ^ Goldman, Omer (2008-12-16). "Israeli Intelligence Official's Daughter Jailed for Refusing Military Service". Sojourners. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  11. ^ "The cracking image of the Israel Defense Forces' mandatory conscription and one girl's epic, intercontinental journey of refusal". Medium. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  12. ^ "Opinion | Israeli Youth Resist Palestinian Occupation | Common Dreams". www.commondreams.org. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
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