Ishay Hadas

Ishay Hadas (Hebrew: ישי הדס‎; born: October 19, 1955) is an Israeli television producer, voice-over actor, social and political activist, and a founding member of the "Hoze Hadash" (New Contract) movement, better known as "Crime Minister". Hadas is an outspoken and one of the prominent figures in the protests against Benjamin Netanyahu.[1][2][3]

Ishay Hadas
ישי הדס
Ishay Hadas
Born (1955-10-19) October 19, 1955
NationalityIsraeli
Alma mater
Occupationtelevision producer
Known for

Biography

Hadas was born on October 19, 1955. Hadas is the founder of Ishai Hadas Productions LTD.[4]

In 2013, Hadas appeared in the Israeli mockumentary "Reshimot Katzman" (The Katzman Tapes) as himself.[5] In 2015, Hadas rendered voice-overs in a series of television commercials for "Meshek Zuriel", a leading dairy manufacturer in Israel.[6]

Social activism

In 2004, while on a trip to Ethiopia, Hadas encountered a young woman named Sophie who was offered to him for purchase by her employer, Hadas saw this is an opportunity to change Sophie's life around and pull her out of a future life of misery and hardship. Hadas offered Sophie to come with him on the pretense that he would fund her education and she would stick with it till the end. Sophie agreed and went back to Addis Ababa with Hadas where she began her studies as a pharmacist. Hadas continued to fund her studies until her graduation in 2013 when Hadas returned to Ethiopia to be reacquainted with Sophie, now a wife and a mother, for her graduation ceremony, as part of "Uvda" (Hebrew: עובדה), an Israeli television news magazine program.[7][8]

Political activism

In 2018, Hadas along with Gonen Ben Itzhak and others formed the Hoze Hadash (New Contract) foundation, better known as "Crime Minister". The organization has been standing at the forefront of the protests against Benjamin Netanyahu. Hadas frequently takes it upon himself to post live broadcasts from the ongoing protests to followers of the "Crime Minister" page on Facebook.[1][2][9]

In 2018, Hadas was arrested by police for bearing a protest sign with the words "Crime Minister" on it along the route of the Giro D'Italia bicycle tournament.[10] When asked once what he hopes to accomplish with these protests, Hadas replied "For Shaked to return home". Shaked is Hadas' granddaughter who lives abroad.[11]

In May 2020, following the 2020 Israeli legislative election, Hadas, along with "Hoze Hadash", filed a complaint against tasking Benjamin Netanyahu with the formation of the unity government on the grounds that it "warps" the will of the voter.[3] In an August 2020 interview for 103FM, Hadas was taken off the air for claiming Ben Caspit's radio show was "subpar". Hadas had told him that he voted for Benny Gantz who "stabbed him in the back" by forming a unity government with Netanyahu and was later asked by Caspit why he's not protesting against Gantz to which Hadas replied with "subpar".[12]

References
  1. ""Hoze Hadash (חוזה חדש)"" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. Leshem, Eitan (28 May 2020). "Meet the People Behind the Protests at Balfour" (in Hebrew). Haaretz. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  3. ""They Took The Will of the Voter and Warped It"" (in Hebrew). srugim.co.il. 3 May 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  4. "Ishay Hadas Productions LTD" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  5. "The Katzman Tapes" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  6. "Ishay Hadas - Tarika Zohar" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  7. Shani, Ben (22 December 2013). "Once in a Lifetime Opportunity" (in Hebrew). Mako. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  8. Shani, Ben (22 December 2013). "The Israeli Who Changed the Life of an Ethiopian Girl" (in Hebrew). Mako. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  9. Crime Minister on Facebook
  10. Blumenthal, Itay (5 May 2018). "Thousands Rally Against Corruption: "Turkish-style Democracy"" (in Hebrew). Ynet. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  11. Georgi, Anat (8 June 2019). "Ishay Hadas Weilded a Sign Saying "Bibi Go Home", Was Arrested - And Today Lives On Depleting Savings" (in Hebrew). TheMarker. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  12. 103FM (3 August 2020). "Ben Caspit Takes Listener Off The Air: Listen to the Drama" (in Hebrew). Maariv. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
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