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Brit Rockers Asked to Help Boost Israeli Tourism

  • Posted on Sep 27th 2007 10:00AM by David Sprague
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Over the past half-century or so, the powers that be have tried any number of ways to bring peace and prosperity to the Middle East, none of which have turned out to be terribly successful -- but now that one group is turning to a gaggle of middle-aged men in eyeliner, prospects are looking quite a bit brighter.

The Israeli Tourism Board has approached Duran Duran in the hopes that the band can help bring an influx of visitors to the city of Tel Aviv through an ad that would feature an obscure instrumental from the band's 1981 debut entitled -- what else? -- 'Tel Aviv.' Heck, if it works, we can imagine the folks in the fun-loving surrounding countries cranking out a series of commercials featuring chador-clad cuties bopping along to 'Walk Like an Egyptian' or, if worse came to worse, our favorite Queen tune reworked as 'Radio Gaza.'
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HACKim Bey

Read on:
Palestinian Filmmakers, Artists and Cultural Workers Call for a Cultural Boycott of Israel

http://www.pacbi.org/boycott_news_more.php?id=315_0_1_0_C

September 30 2007 at 5:50 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
ron

bless those who bless israel.god of abraham,issac,andjacob.curse those who curse israel. our country,the u.s.a.,has been blessed only because our forefathers had god in there hearts.i pray we ,as a nation,never foresake gods chosen people.if your afraid of dieing,read the bible and accept jesus christ as your lord and savior.get er done duran duran.god bless.

September 30 2007 at 6:22 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Heather

I believe Israel is a beautiful and blessed place,even though I've never been there.I hope to visit one day,despite the going-ons.

September 30 2007 at 6:04 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
dwachte915

ISRAEL is a Beautiful Country. For all those who bash it, they have never visited it. It's a modern democracy, the country is lovely, the place is historical for Christians, Jews, Muslims, Armenians. The holy city is divided into these 4 quarters. I have been there many times and I would go back anytime to visit. It's safe for the tourists and now that the wall has been built, it's a safer country. Before you defend the Palistinians or Arabs, learn the history. Plus, the Arabs were offered their own country in 1948 and they waged war on Israel and lost, again in 1967 and lost, and they attacked again in 1973 and lost. They were offered a country again with Clinton, 93% of the original land and Arafat rejected that.

September 30 2007 at 5:34 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
beadabgood

i am a non-jewish american who has lived in a moshav outside of netanya for 2 years and has traveled to every corner of the state of israel. here's the true lowdown... with some exceptions , it's a dirty, dusty, fly ridden country still half engulfed in 3rd world culture . the streets are much safer than the media would have you believe , but who cares , since there is so little to do and the women are among the ugliest in the world . the druze are extremely friendly , the arabs are nice and the jews are , for the most part, rude and obnoxious and no real friends of the american. i have come to understand why they are so disliked in so many parts of the world . and for those of you who may think i am prejudiced , i am married to an israeli jew and have a jewish daughter . but the truth is the truth !

September 30 2007 at 4:26 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
carol

Israel is God's Beloved nation along with it's peopletherefore it is also mine.Ill choose to align myself with who God Loves. I believe love to be the most modern version of basic human rights. This is an request to learn to love others;Will we do it? Can America choose to love Israel, because the day our nation stops loving and caring for Israel will be to our own demise as our destiny is closely linked to their survival...the Bible says this and CNN is mans Good News whereas the Bible is GoD's Good News

September 30 2007 at 3:43 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Edith Milos

Israel is God's country just read your Bible and you'll find out ...Jesus will come back in Jerusalem...I was in the Holy land tour last Sept 2005 for 11 days and I want to go back...It's very safe for tourist because we are very protective by the tour guide also you feel the energy in Israel believe me...when I got home I have the Israel syndrome..

September 30 2007 at 3:03 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Jossy

God Bless them all....and you know that He really does. they are His favorite people and they go to his Heaven while the rest of us have to use his Son to get there. right, they are our friends and yet the ignorant one's here bash them..low level of education is showing again, huh? the Son will come someday and fight the last battle for Dad's people and they and the few of us other's that accept the Son will live in the Father's new world. what a glorious day this will be. go on, bash and trash these people, they're not worried, they have GOD on their side. amen.

September 30 2007 at 2:43 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
The Anonymous One

For any one who thinks Israel is actually an US ally, I urge you to look up the following incidents where Israel has blatantly attacked America and American interests:

www.ussliberty.org

the Lavon Affair/ Operation Suzanna

Jonathan Pollard-- the Israeli spy who gave American secrets away to Israel who in turn handed it over to the Soviets resulting in the deaths of numerous American agents. Now this traitor wants to be set free!

The 120 or so Israeli spies that were rounded up and deported after 9-11.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article7545.htm

With "allies" like Israel, who needs enemies?

September 30 2007 at 2:28 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Jon

to the idiots who say if u go to Tel aviv you'll die that's just idiotic.

Tel Aviv is very nice with beaches.

No Americans have ever died over there from attacks or anything.

"FLEA RIDDEN SAND TRAP TO THEMSELVES"

LOL thats funny dude it's very clean there and the people are nice. women are sexy it's like paradise. I went there for vacation and ended up staying for 2 yrs.

September 30 2007 at 2:11 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
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