Coming soon to Israel: Berlusconi and his topless beauties
Photographer: Thought of Italy PM alongside topless women on Tel Aviv billboards brings smile to my lips.
Tags: Israel news Tel AvivPhotos of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in the presence of young topless women may soon reach Israel as part of a campaign promoting hotels and restaurants in the Tel Aviv area, Haaretz has learned.
According to Antonello Zappadu, an Italian photographer from Sardinia who took pictures of Berlusconi in the company of half-naked female guests at the billionaire politician's Villa Certosa on the island's Costa Smeralda, a "very large advertising firm" in Israel has asked to purchase the rights to the photographs.
The pictures have been blocked from publication in Italy by the rightist media mogul, who underwent a highly publicized divorce involving claims that he'd had sex with underage girls. However the images were recently published in the Spanish left-leaning daily El Pais.
The photos of Berlusconi and former Czech prime minister Mirek Topolanek with the women are, according to Zappadu, being kept in Colombia to prevent the Italian leader from confiscating them. Topolanek is allegedly nude himself in some of the photos.
Zappadu says he took thousands of photos of Berlusconi's private parties in his summer mansion between 2007 and 2009. Zappadu, who is married to a Colombian, decided to store the images in South America following an Italian court's ruling forbidding publication of the photographs.
"Before I transferred the request [by the Israeli advertising firm] to the Colombian photo agency, I informed the Israelis of the diplomatic implications," Zappadu told Haaretz. "I have to admit that the thought of Berlusconi and Topolanek appearing nude on billboards in Tel Aviv brings a smile to my lips."
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Never mind the "beauties"; what can be uglier than the headless/brainless etc. photographer Zappadu. If not libelous or defamatory because the events portrayed were true, then they're pornography and loshon hara.
Rupert Murdoch is much wiser than Burlusconi. He doesn't want to rule Australia, Britain and the US. He is quite happy to control how half of those nations think.
Berlusconi is the best show Italy has produced since Mussollini. And as beloved by Italy.
Berlusconi did nothing for Israel nor for the jewish communities in Italy. And let me add that... He is a friend of Putin, known for its lovely ties with Iran and Syria. Berlusconi is also a super friend of the (supposedly ex) fascists sitting at his (right side) in the Parliament. Those who would like to see partisans and fascists on the same side. Those Berlusconi friends, who still believe in the mith of Mussolini and forty years ago, were sending Jews to death camps through their Nazi allies. The extreme left might be antizionist (somehow me too, yet I live in Israel and love it), but when it is time to remember the Shoa, its the left side of Italy who take care of honoring the victims. While many Berlusconi allies are revisionists and Shoa deniers... As far as I am concerned, as an Italian jew living in Israel for two years now, mr. Berlusconi is the smallest ever man in Italian politics history. And automatically the most insignificant friend of Israel
older man and his nakedness? As for the girls, so what? Tel Aviv beach is stuffed with pretty Israeli girls, so it isn't as if anybody is going without eye candy. It must be the celebrity, which will wear off after the first "oh that's the stupid billboard of the Italian dude...big deal.."
don't make fun of his private life
Very intelligent! Let us convert the only true friend we have in Europe in an enemy by making fun of his privat life. Very smart!
Berlusconi is a supporter of Israel,why ruin a strong friendship with this rubbish. Israel already has enough problems without adding Italy to it's numerous enemies. Zappadu will make alot of money and he could not give a damn about Israel. What Berlusconi does in the privacy of his home is his business and nobody elses.
....as we all know, Mr. Berlusconi has a special liking for "under age" girls. Or at least "barely legal" ones...:)
and hotels in Tel Aviv? Are they brothels?