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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 622

Eyal Golan

Left to right: Israeli singer Eyal Golan performs at Bloomfield Stadium, in Tel Aviv. June 13, 2024. (Moshe Shai/Flash90); Israeli singer Kobi Peretz seen leaving Ma'asiyahu Prison in Ramla on July 15, 2018, After serving nine months in prison for tax offenses. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90); MK Keti Shitrit attends a conference calling for "Israel's return to the Temple Mount" at the Knesset, Jerusalem, July 24, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 20, 2024, 3:48 pm
State attorney clarifies no ongoing probes against Eyal Golan, others for incitement
Aisman says he considered investigating several public figures for incitement earlier this year but immediately decided against it; Kan reports MK Keti Shitrit was also scrutinized
By ToI Staff
Israeli artist Eyal Golan performs at Bloomfield Stadium, in Tel Aviv. June 13, 2024. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
August 18, 2024, 11:14 pm
State attorney seeks probe into pop singer Eyal Golan for calling to ‘erase Gaza’
Musician urged to ‘not leave a single person’ in Strip, days after the October 7 terror onslaught; Golan responds to reports: ‘Am Yisrael Chai’
By ToI Staff
Images taken from various Israeli music videos about the Israel-Hamas war (YouTube screenshots/used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 20, 2024, 9:51 am
Amid thrum of war, popular songs of rage and resilience become post-Oct. 7 soundtrack
As the Israel-Hamas war rages, hit tracks tune into the psyche of Israeli society grappling with a tragic and challenging time
By Gavriel Fiske
Zohar Argov seen in 1981. (IDF Archive)
November 14, 2022, 5:07 am
Unfit to be ‘the king’: How singer Zohar Argov’s legacy continues to be whitewashed
35 years after his death in a jail cell, the music of the legendary Mizrahi singer and convicted rapist is more popular than it was in his lifetime – even in the post-#MeToo era
By Amy Spiro
Eyal Golan arriving at a concert in Tel Aviv on November 14, 2013. (photo credit: Gideon Markowicz/Flash90)
April 7, 2022, 5:21 pm
Police question pop star Eyal Golan anew about underage sex claims
Interrogation comes amid fresh complaints against the Mizrahi music sensation in case that saw his father sent to prison for two years
By ToI Staff
Danny Biton, father of famous Israeli singer Eyal Golan, at the District Court in Tel Aviv on April 29, 2015. (Flash90)
February 21, 2021, 12:15 pm
Father of singer Eyal Golan, convicted of sexual offenses, dies of COVID-19
Danny Biton dies after being hospitalized in serious condition for a week; had previously served a prison sentence for procuring minors for prostitution
By ToI Staff
Singer Omer Adam performs in the city of Modi'in on August 28, 2011. (Jorge Novominsky/ Flash 90/ File)
April 30, 2019, 12:32 am
Minister vows to cap ‘massive’ local spending on glitzy Independence Day events
With top singers making hundreds of thousands of shekels per performance, Interior Minister Deri promises to put an end to payouts beyond municipalities’ means
By ToI Staff
Likud MK Nava Boker, left, singer Eyal Golan, and celebrity businesswoman Pnina Rosenblume during a ceremony to award Golan with a prize for his contribution to music, held at the Knesset, Jerusalem on December 11, 2018, and which was interrupted by activists arguing that Golan shouldn't receive any award due to the allegations made against him (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
April 16, 2019, 8:24 am
Israeli pop star hires John Lennon’s lawyer to win US visa
Eyal Golan wants to perform in the US, but his history of tax evasion makes him less than welcome
By Jessica Steinberg
An illustration of how the Coral Manta drowning detection system works in a pool. The product has been developed by Israeli startup Coral Detection Systems (YouTube screenshot)
January 13, 2019, 12:37 pm
Israeli device seeks to protect swimmers from drowning in pools
Startup unveils a device that ‘scans’ swimmers underwater, sending out alerts when it senses life-threatening situations
By Federico Maccioni
A women's rights activist is taken out by Knesset security guards after screaming at Israeli singer Eyal Golan during a ceremony honoring Israeli singers at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on December 11, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
December 11, 2018, 4:32 pm
Protesters disrupt Knesset ceremony for singer accused of sex with minors
Group of women shout down Eyal Golan as he receives award for contribution to music; lawmaker defends pop star, says investigation was dropped
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Israeli singer Eyal Golan (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
December 10, 2018, 2:39 pm
Knesset honor to go ahead for singer who faced underage sex allegations
Associates of MK Nava Boker say award for Eyal Golan relates to his music, not his character; 5 lawmakers say honor ‘spits in the faces of victims of sexual violence’
By ToI Staff
Singer Eyal Golan performing at an Independence Day concert in Beit Shemesh on May 5, 2014. (Yaakov Lederman/Flash90)
December 8, 2018, 10:32 am
MKs demand Knesset drops honor for singer who faced underage sex allegations
Lawmakers say award for Eyal Golan ‘spits in the faces of victims of sexual violence,’ ask Edelstein to intervene
By ToI Staff
Danny Biton, father of Israeli singer Eyal Golan, in the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court on April 19, 2015. Biton was convicted for sexual offenses. (Photo credit: Flash90)
April 11, 2018, 7:39 pm
Singer Eyal Golan’s father arrested, suspected of kissing woman against her will
Danny Biton, 67, has served two years in jail for procuring minors for prostitution
By ToI Staff
Greek crooner Nikos Vertis, left, with Sarit Hadad and Eyal Golan, ahead of their joint 2014 performance YouTube screen grab
January 30, 2018, 2:32 pm
Greek crooner Nikos Vertis to perform with Shlomi Shabat
June concert will be the singer’s sixth in Israel, maintaining his tradition of collaborating with a local musician
By Jessica Steinberg
Protesters gather in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square in support of a soldier on trial for killing a Palestinian attacker in March who was incapacitated, on April 19, 2016. (Judah Ari Gross/Times of Israel staff)
April 19, 2016, 10:42 pm
Tel Aviv rally for Hebron shooter draws fewer than expected
An estimated 2,000 gather in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square to show support for Elor Azaria; ‘all the sane people are here,’ soldier’s father says
By Adiv Sterman and Judah Ari Gross
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