Israeli website offers porn-for-peace

One of the amateur porn stars (File)

DUBAI (Allo Gulf)

With the failure of peace plans and political processes, two Israeli entrepreneurs have come up with a novel way to unite Arabs and Jews – an amateur Internet porn site – according to a recent press report.

The website, called Parpar 1, features only Israeli-born Arabs and Jews engaging in amateur porn, Jewish daily Forward reported earlier this month.

The site -- set up in 2000 by two Israeli IT engineers -- features such movies as Sex in the Army, The Rabbi’s Daughter, Kosher Lesbians, and Israeli Breakfast.

Despite an introductory video that proclaims “Make Love, Not War,” co-owner Avi Levy says his porn site is purely a commercial endeavor.

“I’m not a politician. I’m here to make money,” Levy, 42, said.

Membership to the site costs roughly 10 dollars for three days, 15 dollars for one week and 25 dollars for 30 days. Charges appear on billing statements as “fuel supplies”.

Levy's partner, a Web developer named Shay Malol, says the site has around 20,000 surfers per day, reaching up to 50,000 on weekends.

Parpar is Hebrew for “butterfly,” but when used as a verb, it means “to sleep around,” according to Forward.

An expert on Israeli-Palestinian affairs, Dr. Samir Qadih, told AlArabiya.net that such porn sites are usually based in areas inside Israel with large Arab populations, such as Haifa, Jaffa, and Nazareth.

"Arabs inside Israel have adapted to the Israeli way of life and no longer adhere to Arab traditions," he said.

Qadih refuted the idea that these movies foster understanding between Arabs and Israelis. He said most porn sites are supervised by the Mossad, adding that was the reason why Hamas has blocked this and other similar sites.