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Tag Archives: Survivor

Coping with the Americobession

19-Mar-09

It seems that American pop-culture and the English language have together saturated what could have been a thriving Israeli culture of sophisticated art, film, literature, and music. Just flip through the channels: Top Model, Top Israeli Model, American Idol, Israeli Idol, Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Survivor, Israeli Millionaire, Martha Stewart, Oprah, Dr. Phil. [...]

Rumors of Dream Coalition

15-Mar-09

Rumors are flying high in the media that Binyamin Netanyahu might ditch Avigdor Lieberman in favor of Tzipi Livni’s Kadima party. As unlikely as it seems right now, it is a scenario most Israelis would rather see.
Choosing Livni over Lieberman presumably means the formation of a rotating government, in which Netanyahu would be Prime Minister [...]

Survival

25-Jan-09

The Israeli reality “Survivor 2″ is picking up the pace. Although it is lacking the hype that the first season had, it is slowly becoming Channel 10’s strongest card — and frankly, probably the only card it has in the moment.
The challenges are more extreme this season, and the social atmosphere more intense. One contestant [...]