Revisiting the Final Days of Israel's Sinai Paradise
A new documentary tells the story of Rafi Nelson, 'the king of Taba beach,' whose resort was the place for Israel's elite to be seen in the 1970s
Rafi Nelson became a legend in his lifetime. The man who fought, was wounded and lost his eye in the 1948 War of Independence became one of Israel’s most famous bohemians. He nurtured the myth surrounding him, creating a persona that was a cross between a pirate – with a heavy beard and eyepatch – and a drunken cowboy, always with a beer in hand.
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