Bar Refaeli Avoids Israel Duty, Army Calls For Boycott

Israeli military has called for a boycott of products advertised by supermodel and Sports Illustrated star Bar Refaeli. This was after the Jewish bombshell reportedly dodged a compulsory military service in the army and attempted to escape paying Israeli taxes.


Israeli law requires its citizens to render service in the military when they turned 18. Boys are expected to serve for three years while girls for two. But under the same law, married women are excluded.

What Bar Refaeli did in 2004 was to marry a family friend and divorced him shortly afterward.

This has prompted Israeli Major General Avi Zamir, in charge of human resources at the IDF, to urged a group of Tel Aviv students to boycott the products that Bar Refaeli advertises as a form of retaliation:

"She went and married a 37-year-old guy, so what can I do? At the end of the day, she is the one who has to look at herself in the mirror. We are a society that has an army and Bar Refaeli doesn't have to participate in ads for Fox (an Israeli clothing store). And she advertises for Fox then you shouldn't buy her products."

Bar Refaeli's avoidance of the Israeli military service has been done almost six years ago, but it was brought back to the public media when she reportedly filed this month for tax exemption in Israel for the reason that she spends most of her time living and working overseas.

Leading Israeli newspaper Yedioth Aharanot has estimated $2 million modeling income for the supermodel in the past two years. If Bar Refaeli remains liable for Israeli tax for 2009, she would have to pay an income tax of 46 percent.

Bar Refaeli has also been unfavorably contrasted by fellow Israeli model and 19-year-old Esti Ginzberg who has not avoided national service and has even traded her swimsuits for military fatigues recently.

Who came in defense of Bar Refaeli as Israel military's new target was her mother. Joining the debate about her daughter's disloyalty to the country, the model's mom told an Israeli website:

"The general is a disgrace. Before they attack Bar they should check the government and see who in government did not join the army."

Bar Refaeli: "I Don't Diet"

Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli has recently made hot gossips when some photos of her 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition were leaked to Twitter.

While the 24 year-old model and former Leonardo DiCaprio squeeze is not denying any of the cellphone-shot pictures, Bar Refaeli denies dieting and following an eating plan to maintain her amazing supermodel figure.


The sexy "woman with hips" talks about her secret in UK's Hello magazine:

"I don't diet and I don't have an eating plan, but I like to eat healthily. I don't deny myself anything and there's nothing I wouldn't eat. I like desserts — I like food full-stop but I exercise and I'm young, so everything keeps in check.

"I guess every girl has days where she feels good and days where she feels she could lose a couple of pounds and it's the same for me.

"I'm generally in pretty good shape, but if I have a major shoot or fashion show coming up and I want to look my best, then I'll spend a little extra time working out or I will stick to eating salads and chicken for a few days.

"I would never go on some crazy fad diet or eat anything weird to get thinner – it's just not good for your body."

Bar Refaeli is not the first supermodel that claims to not undergoing any diet plans and strict exercise routine. This "I don't diet" comment is, in fact, starting to become the new "beauty secret" of models and celebrities.

On one hand, it makes any ordinary person frets over the idea that a model's body is basically earned through superior genes. On the other, it encourages body acceptance and learning to have fun with the body that has been given to each of us. And then from there, develop healthy habits according to different body needs.


More beauty advice from top cover models here!

Bar Refaeli Replaces Gisele Bündchen, Again

She has replaced Gisele Bündchen as Leonardo DiCaprio's sweetheart and now, Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli is out to prove her charm against the Brazilian stunner again as the new face of Rampage clothing line.


Bar Refaeli has been dubbed as the young Gisele. As Gisele Bündchen stepped down from the runway as a Victoria's Secret Angel, Bar Refaeli has risen to become one of the hottest Angels of the lingerie line. When Gisele Bündchen called it quits with Leonardo DiCaprio after five years of dating, the Jewish-born model became Leo's girlfriend. And just after news of Bar and Leo splitting up, the supermodel has been launched as the new face of Rampage.

What a coincidence! Some say Bar Refaeli just keeps on trying to outshine Gisele Bündchen. Nah, this isn't impossible for a stunning supermodel who's also one of the top models around today. Why, she's 13th on the COED Magazine's list of The Best Natural Breast of All Time last year (Gisele was on the 3rd spot). She sure got a name (and a body) of her own.

Supermodel Bar Refaeli teams up with photographer Gilles Bensimon for the series of sexy new adverts for Rampage's autumn campaign.