TV Host Defends Singer Eden Ben Zaken Amid Lawsuits Over Netanyahu's Appearance
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TV presenter Ophira Assayag defended singer Eden Ben Zaken against two lawsuits seeking 1,000 shekels each. The lawsuits were filed by ticket holders who claimed they would not have attended if they knew Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara would appear at Ben Zaken's August concert. Assayag criticized the plaintiffs' actions, calling the lawsuits inappropriate despite her own reservations about political elements in performances.
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- Ophira Assayag defended Eden Ben Zaken against lawsuits filed after PM Netanyahu attended her concert.
- Two ticket holders sued Ben Zaken for 1,000 shekels each, citing political remarks at the show.
- Assayag questioned why Ben Zaken should be responsible for the Prime Minister's attendance.
- She stated that suing a singer for a politician's appearance is inappropriate.
- The Netanyahus attended Ben Zaken's concert in Tel Aviv last August.
Israeli TV presenter Ophira Assayag has defended singer Eden Ben Zaken against two lawsuits filed after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara attended one of her concerts. Speaking on her radio show on 102FM, Assayag criticized the plaintiffs, questioning why Ben Zaken should be held responsible for the Prime Minister's attendance.
"You are suing Eden because Bibi came?" Assayag asked, expressing her astonishment. She referenced reports that the plaintiffs claimed they would not have bought tickets had they known in advance about the political element. Assayag stated, "Are you serious? You are suing Eden because Bibi came?"
While Assayag acknowledged her own discomfort with political elements in musical performances, she argued it does not justify suing Ben Zaken. "Honestly, I say, it's not appropriate at all. I also don't like political events in the middle of a show. But from here to suing Eden Ben Zaken... it doesn't matter if it's a thousand shekels or a hundred thousand shekels. The very fact that you are suing a singer because the Prime Minister entered, I think it's a punch in the gut."
The lawsuits stem from the Netanyahus' attendance at Ben Zaken's concert at the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv last August. During the event, the Prime Minister even received a microphone to address the audience. Following this, two ticket holders filed small claims lawsuits against the singer and her production company, each seeking 1,000 shekels. Their claim is that they would not have purchased tickets if they had known beforehand that the show would include political remarks.