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BABES IN OY LAND SCUFFLE
New York Post ^
| June 19, 2007
| ANDY SOLTIS
Posted on 06/19/2007 10:23:55 PM PDT by Eric Blair 2084
Israeli female legislators are baring their anger over what they call a "pornographic" tourism campaign - featuring a bikini-clad Israeli beauty queen.
The racy photo of 2004 Miss Israel winner Gal Gadot appears on formal invitations to an event hosted in New York tonight by the Israeli Consulate in conjunction with Maxim magazine. The affair is to "celebrate" the magazine's "Women of the Israeli Defense Forces" article in the July issue.
But prominent Israeli women say using sex to market the Land of Milk and Honey is "an outrage." Former Consul-General Colette Avital, a member of the Israeli parliament, yesterday demanded an urgent meeting with the Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik to get an explanation of what she called the "pornographic campaign," the newspaper Yediot Achronoth reported.
The consulate in New York says the campaign is just seeking good demographics. "We found that Israel's image among men 18-38 is lacking," David Saranga, consul for media and public affairs said. "So we thought we'd approach them with an image they'd find appealing."
That's the wrong image, said Zahava Gal-On, a Knesset member and chairwoman of the Meretz Party. "It's unfortunate that the Israeli consulate chose to emphasize Israel's relevance with a portrait of a half-naked woman, instead of with one of women of substance and accomplishments," she told Yediot Achronoth.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bikinis
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I don't know. The immigration debate was getting depressing. Thought I'd change gears.
To: Eric Blair 2084
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posted on
06/19/2007 10:27:16 PM PDT
by
Proud_USA_Republican
(We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. - Hillary Clinton)
To: Eric Blair 2084
—New York Post ^ | June 19, 2007 | ANDY SOLTIS—
Chess Grandmaster Andy Soltis? Is this his day job?
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posted on
06/19/2007 10:27:42 PM PDT
by
rfp1234
(Nothing is better than eternal happiness. A ham sandwich is better than nothing. Therefore...)
To: Eric Blair 2084
I’ll bet I could make her drop her nail file!
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posted on
06/19/2007 10:29:02 PM PDT
by
REDWOOD99
To: Eric Blair 2084
"We found that Israel's image among men 18-38 is lacking," David Saranga, consul for media and public affairs said. "So we thought we'd approach them with an image they'd find appealing."
I'm in that demographic and it sure works for me.
I'm thinking Colette Avital probably does not look so good in a bikini.
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posted on
06/19/2007 10:30:52 PM PDT
by
ndt
To: Clemenza; JohnnyZ
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posted on
06/19/2007 10:31:43 PM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~~~Jihad Fever -- Catch It !~~~ (Backup tag: "Live Fred or Die"))
To: ndt
"I'm thinking Colette Avital probably does not look so good in a bikini."
OK, just Googled her and it is confirmed.
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posted on
06/19/2007 10:32:25 PM PDT
by
ndt
To: ndt
The ad campaign that was rejected featured Ehud Olmert in a speedo.
There is a God!
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posted on
06/19/2007 10:34:24 PM PDT
by
Eric Blair 2084
(Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms shouldn't be a federal agency...it should be a convenience store.)
To: Proud_USA_Republican
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posted on
06/19/2007 10:36:59 PM PDT
by
Eric Blair 2084
(Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms shouldn't be a federal agency...it should be a convenience store.)
To: Eric Blair 2084
Oh hell, while we are at it, let the Israeli hotties flow
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posted on
06/19/2007 10:38:20 PM PDT
by
ndt
To: fieldmarshaldj
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posted on
06/19/2007 10:40:13 PM PDT
by
Eric Blair 2084
(Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms shouldn't be a federal agency...it should be a convenience store.)
To: Eric Blair 2084
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posted on
06/19/2007 10:41:44 PM PDT
by
Proud_USA_Republican
(We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. - Hillary Clinton)
To: Eric Blair 2084
Me? I'm partial to Israeli Army girls. Lock and Load!:
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posted on
06/19/2007 10:46:45 PM PDT
by
FormerACLUmember
(The ideal tyranny is that which is ignorantly self-administered by its victims.)
To: rfp1234
Yes, this has been Soltis’s day job for 35 years; ne’s an excellent reporter (and not responsible for the two completely awful headline puns “Hebrew-ha-ha” and “Oy-land”).
Israeli women are indeed hot, and I appreciate the sexy pictures, but I agree that they’re inappropriate in the context of an invitation from the Israeli consulate.
To: Eric Blair 2084
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posted on
06/19/2007 10:55:28 PM PDT
by
Global2010
( We need a Road to the White House Ping List Please Help)
To: Eric Blair 2084
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posted on
06/19/2007 10:56:22 PM PDT
by
Global2010
( We need a Road to the White House Ping List Please Help)
To: ndt
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posted on
06/19/2007 10:57:49 PM PDT
by
Global2010
( We need a Road to the White House Ping List Please Help)
To: Eric Blair 2084
Oy Land?
Oy Land? !
Oy Land? !!!
They printed that? In NYC? Are you kidding me?
That's as bad as Jesse's HymieTown.
I like The Post, but someone's gonna take some heat on this one.
it is pretty funny, but in print? !!!
To: Global2010
Hush, you. Stop raining on our Zionist female fantasies. ;-D
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posted on
06/19/2007 10:58:22 PM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~~~Jihad Fever -- Catch It !~~~ (Backup tag: "Live Fred or Die"))
To: Eric Blair 2084
lots of hot gals in Israel back in my day...here's a newer one..Bar:
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posted on
06/19/2007 11:03:36 PM PDT
by
wardaddy
(on supervised release...btw....I know Trent Lott and he sucks......)
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