Leo buying Israeli property

November 17, 2010 - 9:34 AM by · 1 Comment
Filed under: Business, General, Israeliness, News, Pop Culture 

Hunkering down at a cafe in Hod Hasharon

Still wondering why property prices are so high in Israel? Wonder no longer. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio, boyfriend to Israeli model Bar Rafaeli, doesn’t want to stay at his girlfriend’s parents house in Israel during their frequent visits, so he’s considering building, but not near the in-laws in Hod Hasharon. Nope, DiCaprio’s gotta do things his own way, so he’s thinking the Negev or the North.

In Israel this week to celebrate his birthday along with his mother and actor friend Kevin Connolly (did you know they were friends?), they started their trip in Egypt and are now staying at the Dan Tel Aviv presidential suite.

This is all according to the Israel Hayom paper, which yesterday reported DiCaprio’s property plot plans. One thing is for sure, DiCaprio is not considering building a home in the mercaz, or Israel’s center, where the Rafaelis live. Guess he doesn’t want to rely on them for the proverbial cup of neighborly sugar. Or doesn’t want to run into the paparazzi again…

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Bar Rafaeli – proof that Israel is a land of beauty and wonder?

May 14, 2009 - 10:36 AM by · 5 Comments
Filed under: General, Life, Pop Culture 

More to Israel than meets the eye?This is clearly Bar Rafaeli’s year. The Israeli supermodel has been voted the third “hottest” woman in the world by men’s mag Maxim.

She was beaten to the top position on Maxim’s list by US actresses Megan Fox and Olivia Wilde.

Under her picture, which was published in Maxim yesterday, the editors wrote: “If there’s any evidence that the Middle East is a land of beauty and wonder – not just unending turbulence – Bar is it.”

Amazing what a pretty face can do. Politicians, professors, entrepreneurs and charitable institutions can speak about this endlessly, but Rafaeli flashes a smile in a picture and the world suddenly gets it.

Strange that they say the Middle East, however, and not Israel.

Hod HaSharon girl - Bar aged 18

Hod HaSharon girl - Bar aged 18

What a ride it’s been for Rafaeli. Still only 23, she’s risen to the top of her field, dates Leonardo DiCaprio on and off (she met him at a party in Las Vegas when she was 20), and was the cover girl for Sport’s Illustrated’s 2009 swimsuit edition – the one that matters according to industry buffs.

Modeling since she was eight months old, one can’t help but wonder what comes next for this Hod HaSharon girl?

Think what an ambassador for Israel she could be… if she wanted to.

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