Posted on 06/21/2007 4:21:19 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Maxim Features Models From Israeli Army; Many in Israel Call It Inappropriate
By MATTI FRIEDMAN
The Associated Press
JERUSALEM
A new public relations effort by Israel's New York consulate wants the country known less for its conflict with the Palestinians or for its myriad holy sites than for its beautiful women in uniform. Or, more accurately, out of uniform.
A spread in the upcoming July issue of Maxim features a roster of Israeli models, all ex-soldiers, photographed wearing very little in the cause of their country. Headlined "Women of the Israel Defense Forces," the campaign has already been criticized as inappropriate in Israel.
The Maxim shoot presents Israeli models including Nivit Bash, who served in military intelligence though the only remnant of an army career evident in her photograph on the magazine's Web site is a military-style black cap that matches a minimal swimsuit.
Gal Gadot, a former Miss Israel and army fitness instructor, appears in a bikini and high heels sprawled provocatively on the ledge of a Tel Aviv high-rise. The photo also landed her on the cover of the New York Post below an equally provocative headline, "Piece in the Mideast."
The idea originated in the media office at Israel's consulate in New York, where research showed that Israel meant little to young American men.
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Oi vey!
Yes! I remember thinking when I was in Israel that “wow, Israel has the best looking female soldiers, incredibly better than the girls in our Navy.”
...and good job with the photo links. The thread would have been useless otherwise.
In a country the size of Israel, EVERYWHERE is pretty much the front line.
We are talking small.
Good point.
All of’em are a little too scrawny for me.
Don’t look like decendants of “pig and monkeys” to me.
My friend used to date a drop-dead gorgeous chick from Israel. It was weird swapping military stories with her.
They don’t have to order TNT anymore. They’re already got it.
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