Subscribe to Print Edition | Fri., August 29, 2008 Av 28, 5768 | | Israel Time: 02:04 (EST+7) web haaretz.com   Back to Homepage Haaretz Toolbar Diplomacy Defense Jewish World Opinion National Print Edition Car Rental Books Haaretz Magazine Business Real Estate Easy Start Travel Week's End Anglo File

Israel's 'Love Bay' reality show halted due to building violations By Nurit Roth and Ophir Bar-Zohar Tags: Israel, reality TV The Haifa Magistrate's Court has halted filming of the reality show Mifratz Ha'ahava (The Love Bay), which is being shot on the beach at Palmahim. The structures erected there for the show were built illegally and violated planning and zoning laws, said the court. Mifratz Hahava is a new reality show for Channel 2 franchisee Reshet, where young singles compete in various tasks with the goal of finding a partner. The contestant left without a partner at the end of each episode will be tossed off the show, and replaced by a new contestant. Those who survive until the end of the show will win monetary prizes. The state had petitioned the court to stop the filming, claiming that the producers built on the beach without permits and committed other offenses, including using land zoned for tourism and recreation without proper approval. The state also emphasized the importance of acting urgently, particularly since the television show would receive huge public exposure and broadcast images of the violations to every Israeli household, sending a dangerous message to the public that planning and zoning laws are not compulsory. Advertisement Judge Zaid Falah accepted the state's arguments and ordered Reshet and the show's producers not to use the buildings or other alterations it had made to the landscape, and to stop filming until a hearing scheduled for next Sunday. This is a serious blow for Reshet, which is working feverishly to finish filming and editing the program, which is supposed to premiere next week. In fact, Reshet has high hopes for the show and has scheduled it for twice a week. Each episode costs about $150,000 to $200,000 to produce, but besides the financial losses, Reshet will also have to find a quick solution for its schedule problems if the show cannot air on time. Related articles: Uri Geller calling all teaspoon-benders for reality TV show Israeli reality TV series 'Survivor' causing ecological damage Bookmark to del.icio.us   Three years in captivity Aviva Shalit accuses politicians of being too busy with their own affairs to free her son. Hezbollah in Venezuela Western gov'ts fear the group is establishing cells in the South American country.   1.   If the Israeli media wouldn`t follow every shmutz 09:50  |  Goy 28/08/08

Read & React Judea Pearl: U.S. media suffer from 'Down with Israel' syndrome Responses: 119 Israeli peace pioneer Abie Nathan dies aged 81 Responses: 58 Abbas: All Palestinians should be given right to return home Responses: 52 Aluf Benn: The first American military base on Israeli territory Responses: 34 More Headlines 23:22 Aviva Shalit: Politicians too busy with their own affairs to free my son 23:34 2 Israeli Arabs arrested over suspected Jihad plot to kill pilots, scientists 22:48 Abbas: All Palestinians should be given right to return home 01:10 Democrats to celebrate Obama's 'landmark' nomination with grand spectacle 23:45 Did Hezbollah shoot down Lebanese military helicopter? 23:18 Nigerian militants: We know where abducted Israeli is held 14:58 Record yeshiva enrollment predicted to cost economy NIS 5 billion 23:10 Chief justice lambasts media for reducing public trust in judiciary 16:27 Report: West fears Hezbollah setting up cells in Venezuela 20:44 Ex-Shin Bet man suspected of selling stolen gas to Gazans 20:07 400 Druze cross into Syria through Golan for annual pilgrimage 21:12 Blockade-busting boats leave Gaza Strip for Cyprus 18:14 Talansky to be questioned in U.S. over role in suspected Olmert graft 15:58 Shin Bet chief: Hebrew Univ. rector slandered my agency 01:40 Holocaust welfare fund leaves Hungarian survivors in the lurch Previous Editions Select Day 28 aug 27 aug 26 aug 25 aug 24 aug 22 aug 21 aug 20 aug 19 aug 18 aug 17 aug 15 aug

Special Offers Advertisement Fattal Hotel Chain Perfectly located hotels on best resorts of Israel. Jewish Singles Personal Ads Find the love of your life on JDate.com MBA in Israel in English APPLY NOW! Limited spaces available Israel's Premier Real Estate Website www. israel-property.com Hebrew Summer courses From $39.95 ISRAEL BONDS Build Israel Israel bonds - a multi-purpose way to celebrate Israel's 60th Eldan Rent a Car Israel's leading car rental company offers you a 20% discount on all online reservations Junkyard Junk a car - get free towing nationwide and a tax-deductible receipt

Home | TV | Print Edition | Diplomacy | Opinion | Arts & Leisure | Sports | Jewish World | Underground | Site rules |

Real Estate in Israel | Travel to Israel with Haaretz | Hotels Israel | Restaurants Israel | Tourist attractions Israel | Shops Israel

birthright Israel | Search engine marketing

Haaretz.com, the online edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, offers real-time breaking news, opinions and analysis from Israel and the Middle East. Haaretz.com provides extensive and in-depth coverage of Israel, the Jewish World and the Middle East, including defense, diplomacy, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the peace process, Israeli politics, Jerusalem affairs, international relations, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the Israeli business world and Jewish life in Israel and the Diaspora.

© Copyright  Haaretz. All rights reserved