Defending Israel’s Honor … With Hot Chicks

June 19, 2007
DASHIELL

More controversy today from that hotbed of sexual scandal—the Israeli consulate in New York. It seems the ambassadors from the Holy Land are quite proud of the spread in the new issue of Maxim starring the Women of the Israeli Defense Forces. So proud, in fact, that they're throwing a party tonight at the consulate to celebrate, hosted by one of the stars of the bikini laden pictorial, Miss Israel 2004 Gal Gadot. Believe it or not, there's a few people back in Israel that aren't thrilled about it.

Never mind the fact that this isn't the first time Israeli has gone for the, uh ... gut to promote it's sandy shores. Never mind that Maxim is about a year late to the "army women are hot" meme. (By the way, since military service is compulsory over there aren't all Israeli women "Women of the IDF"?) This is the same consulate that as little as two months ago had a gay pornstar on the payroll, so it's obvious these guys know how to have fun. Yet, some spoilsports in the Knesset feel this isn't an appropriate use of the government's time or money, or the best way to sell their nation to the rest of the world. We disagree completely. Beautiful women are the greatest advertisement there is, and a little swimsuit salesmanship never hurt anyone. No, what bother us is that our Gawker brothers and sisters asked readers to submit the best pun-filled headline to attach to this story and not one contributor thought to add a variation on "Assraelis." And they're supposed to be the literary ones?