A Snuff Film on 8 O’Clock News
A young man died yesterday after hours of excruciating pain. He and his friends accidentally wandered into a mine field in the north of Israel. A mine explosion got his leg blown up, bleeding for hours on the ground. Finally, …
Happy International Women’s Day
Sunday, March 8, is the International Women's Day. Marina Maximillian Blumin, a young singer who caught the national spotlight during her appearance in "Kochav Nolad" (the Israeli
They Told Me There Was a Debate Yesterday
I woke up this morning and read the news. Apparently there had been a televised debate on Channel 2 last night, between the three major contestants for the
Loving Yonit Levi
Yonit Levi is Channel 2's anchor goddess. She has been having a few bad days lately after some comments and gestures she made about the plight of the
Channel 10 — the true Survivor
Up until 2002, there was only one commercial broadcasting television channel licensed to operate in Israel. There were already many niche channels transmitting via the cable networks (which
Israel Reality Shows Getting More Attention Than News
It's a fact, and most people in Israel aren’t surprised to hear that Israeli TV reality shows, including Star is Born, Super Nanny, Born to Dance, and Israel's
The Rabbi and Netanya’s Building Boom
Netanya, Israel's fifth largest city, has been undergoing a significant building boom recently; and one of the central "players" in this boom is an Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi named Yaacov
Gaydamak Makes His Move
Billionaire Arkadi Gaydamak is definitely on the move these days. And this move appears to be heading towards a bid to become an important element in Israel's political
Tiv Taam: Strike Three
Ahh, Tiv Taam: that non-kosher Israeli supermarket chain that always seems to be in the news these days – from an adverse publicity mode, that is. Once again
Gotcha!
The old saying: "you can run but you can't hide" caught up Thursday with Boaz Yona when he and his wife Tamar were apprehended in a hotel
Israeli Fish Story
Anybody in Israel who watched the news clip a few days ago about the current situation of the fishing industry in Israel, can see that it has definitely
Can I help it if all women love me?
Let's face it, everybody, and let's give 'credit' where credit is due. Judging from the outcome of former Israeli president Moshe Katzav's plea bargaining agreement, and his interview
End near for Israel’s non-Kosher supermarket chain?
The sudden revelation on Israeli television channels that "a certain billionaire" is about to complete a buyout of the Tiv-Taam non-kosher supermarket chain is certain to bring
Palestinian Unity – United Against Whom?
Announcement of the formation of a Palestinian "National Unity" government hasn't been positively received by neither Israel nor the United States. Following a state of near civil
Alone! Israeli President “Cornered” in Official Residence
Israel President Moshe Katzav is really finding out how lonely it is at the top. This is especially true after being accused by his country's top legal watchdog,














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