tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post7886163476800225623..comments2024-03-29T11:40:46.477+03:00Comments on Life in Israel: spaghetti-strap marketingRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-34728876464034949012006-11-05T10:29:00.000+02:002006-11-05T10:29:00.000+02:00Ari - you are right, people do come for beaches (e...Ari - you are right, people do come for beaches (especially Eilat), but this campaign is the main focus and campaign Israel is putting out. It is not just an additional campaign along with the others. The Ministry has decided that this will be their focus.<br /><br />I never had heard of her either, but I do not read the fashion magazines and modelling industry stuff. According to the articles I read last week in the newspaper discussing the issue, she is THE top model to come out of Israel and is internationally recognized. To me most models on advertisements and billvoards are just a pretty face and I have no idea who they are. People who are interested in that field know who all the models are. I guess that is not your forte either...Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-29797308990288924582006-11-05T06:59:00.000+02:002006-11-05T06:59:00.000+02:00i'm not looking to defend the objectification of w...i'm not looking to defend the objectification of women or the usage of non-tzeniistic images, but . . . <br /><br />whether beaches are what make israel unique or not is beside the point. people come to israel for all sorts of reasons. there is no reason that beachgoing can't be one of them. maybe if they come for beaches they will then do other more "important" and "unique" thing. <br /><br />and for that matter, i think some people do come just for beaches. in 2005 about 80,000 travellers used uvda airport outside of eilat(http://www.iaa.gov.il/Rashat/en-US/Airports/Ovda/AbouttheAirport/Statistics/). even if we assume half were israelis flying abroad (which i doubt because the numbers drop drastically during the boiling hot summer months), that still leaves 40,000 people coming to eilat. and i don't think they came just for the timna mines.<br /><br />"Bar Rafaeli, Israel's top model and an internationally recognized and successful model"<br /><br />really? i never heard of her.<br /><br />shavu'ah tovLion of Zionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10342299133387602141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-5292136981739187042006-11-03T20:24:00.000+02:002006-11-03T20:24:00.000+02:00Sounds mighty strange to me.Sounds mighty strange to me.socialworker/frustrated momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10352262399235382201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-64192560893712425232006-11-02T23:53:00.000+02:002006-11-02T23:53:00.000+02:00I do not think they are available yet. I think the...I do not think they are available yet. I think they are just begininning the planning of the new campaign. I am sure when it is out, you wil see them before me (they will be doing this abroad for tourists to come to Israel, not locally for Israelis to tour)Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-36674023026617865962006-11-02T18:20:00.000+02:002006-11-02T18:20:00.000+02:00could you forward me these ads, so I can preveiw t...could you forward me these ads, so I can preveiw them and determine their inappropriateness?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-88982796346594120372006-11-02T14:53:00.000+02:002006-11-02T14:53:00.000+02:00I hear you but I still think that if it is all jus...I hear you but I still think that if it is all just beaches there are plenty of places with better beaches. I think very few people come here just for the beaches. If they were thinking about coming for beaches and women they would say why put up with all that danger just for a beach - I can go to a different beach. <br /><br />I have no idea if he made such a statement or notRafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-70376234370151451432006-11-02T14:27:00.000+02:002006-11-02T14:27:00.000+02:00u make some good points but i can understand why t...u make some good points but i can understand why they wouldnt focus on the kotel or chevron though. those places are constantly in the spotlight as being dangerous and controversial. when on vacation, a tourist doesnt want to feel like s/he is making a political statement. they want fun, adventure, relaxation. they want to see pictures of pretty people drinking cocktails with the little umbrellas on a beautiful mediteranean beach. hawaii doesnt advertise the fact that theres a giant volcano that goes off all the time. they show u everything else. no one wants to think of a volcano exploding when they are planning a vacation. <br /><br />wasnt leo di caprio the one who publicly made antisemitic statements when the movie titanic came out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com