Big Brother (Israeli TV series) season 4

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Big Brother
Season 4
Presented by Erez Tal
Assi Azar
No. of days93
No. of housemates21
WinnerYekutiel "Kuti" Sabag
Runner-upTamir Verdi
No. of episodes28
Release
Original network Channel 2
(Keshet)
Original release1 January (2012-01-01) –
2 April 2012 (2012-04-02)
Season chronology
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HaAh HaGadol 4 (Hebrew : האח הגדול 4; lit. The Big Brother 4) is the fourth season of the Israeli version of the reality show Big Brother .

The season began broadcasting on 1 January 2012, and ended on 2 April 2012. Seventeen housemates entered the house at the premiere, and another housemate joined after 22 days. Another three housemates joined after 45 days. the premiere episode scored an unprecedented 45% on the ratings chart.

The season showcases, among other personalities, a contestant with an intense hatred for Arabs, a pro-Palestinian sympathizer, a newlywed couple, and a blind man with his guide dog. [1]

Themes

Religion, politics and ethnicity have been among the themes to generate tension between contestants in the Big Brother house during the fourth season.

Yekutiel "Kuti" Sebbag refused to eat food cooked by Avivit Bar-Zohar one Sabbath eve, leading Eran Tartakovsky to call Sebbag a whiny hypocrite but also leading Bar-Zohar to go on a fast on account of preventing a Jew from eating on the Sabbath. [2]

Controversial remarks made by Saar Szekely in reference to Israeli policy in the West Bank drew criticism from the Israeli settlement of Ariel, which issued a statement regretting that Big Brother had offered Szekely a platform for his views. [3] Various Facebook groups called Szekely a traitor and demanded his removal from the show. [4]

Housemates

NameAgeOccupationResidenceDay enteredDay exitedStatus
Yekutiel "Kuti" Sabag29Cook Beit Shemesh 193Winner
Tamir Verdi36Advertiser Tel Aviv 193Runner-up
Saar Szekely27Artist and programmer Tel Aviv 193Third Place
Sari "Panoona" Shimhov23Dancer Tel Aviv 193Fourth Place
Yana Yoseph23Clothing store manager Tel Aviv 193Fifth Place
Avivit Bar-Zohar29Unemployed Rehovot 187Evicted
Eran Tartakovsky30Student Beersheba 180Evicted
Sophie Kravetsky26Waitress Tel Aviv (Originally from Russia)180Evicted
Tzvi Portal [5] 34Cell phone importer Tel Aviv 4573Evicted
Eitam Israeli27Web developer Tel Aviv 166Evicted
Einav Weiner [5] 28Sales manager Geulim 4566Evicted
Liron Zehavi [5] 32Former model Holon 4559Evicted
Yael Baron47Couples therapist Tel Aviv 157Evicted
Shay Regev34Businessman Tel Aviv 145Evicted
Yossi Srour54Hair Stylist and Professional makeup artist Kiryat Ata 138Evicted
Kim Ratush32Lawyer Kiryat Haim 131Evicted
Aviv Zilber25Diamond dealer Netanya 2224Walked
Dudu Kapara34Truck driver Rehovot 119Walked
Bari Simon Zohar52Dancer Zikhron Ya'akov 117Walked
Ziva Cohen34Housewife Long Island, New York, United States 117Evicted
Betty Kapara29Airport border control Rehovot 110Evicted

Housemate exchange

From February 27 to March 5, 2012, 18-year-old Model Victoria Irouleguy from Gran Hermano Argentina 7 where she spent 7 days in the Israel house as part of the Israel Week. On the same week (February 27 to March 5), the Israel housemate Sophie Karwacki spent 7 days in the Argentina house.

Nominations table

Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 11Week 12Week 13
Final		Nominations
received
KutiSophie,
Eran		Eran,
Ziva		Eran,
Shay		No
nominations		Eran,
Shay		Eran,
Shay		Eran,
Saar		No
nominations		Liron,
Eran		No
nominations		Eran,
Sari		Eran,
Sari		Saar,
Sari		Winner
(Day 93)		13
TamirSari,
Kim		Sari,
Yossi		Sari,
Kim		No
nominations		TamirYana,
Sari		Sari,
Yana		No
nominations		Sari,
Yana		No
nominations		Sari,
Yana		Yana,
Sari		Yana,
Sari		Runner-Up
(Day 93)		2
SaarBarry,
Sophie		Barry,
Kuti		Shay,
Sophie		No
nominations		SaarShay,
Avivit		Avivit,
Kuti		No
nominations		Liron,
Tzvi		No
nominations		Tzvi,
Kuti		Avivit,
Kuti		Avivit,
Kuti		Third Place
(Day 93)		11
SariZiva,
Barry		Ziva,
Barry		Sophie,
Avivit		No
nominations		Avivit,
Sophie		Avivit,
Shay		Avivit,
Yael		No
nominations		Liron,
Tzvi		No
nominations		Tzvi,
Kuti		Kuti,
Avivit		Kuti,
Avivit		Fourth Place
(Day 93)		10
YanaBarry,
Ziva		Ziva,
Barry		Kim,
Avivit		No
nominations		YanaShay,
Avivit		Avivit,
Eran		No
nominations		Liron,
Avivit		No
nominations		Avivit,
Tzvi		Avivit,
Tamir		Avivit,
Tamir		Fifth Place
(Day 93)		11
AvivitZiva,
Sari		Ziva,
Barry		Yana,
Saar		No
nominations		Saar,
Yana		Yana,
Sophie		Saar,
Eitam		No
nominations		Yana,
Sofi		No
nominations		Yana,
Sari		Yana,
Shophi		Yana,
Sari		Evicted
(Day 87)		17
EranKuti,
Sophie		Kuti,
Sophie		Kuti,
Shay		No
nominations		Shay,
Sophie		Kuti,
Sophie		Yana,
Kuti		No
nominations		Tzvi,
Kuti		No
nominations		Kuti,
Tzvi		Kuti,
Yana		Evicted
(Day 80)		16
SophieSari,
Shay		Dudu,
Kuti		Kuti,
Eran		No
nominations		Saar,
Eran		Shay,
Avivit		Avivit,
Yael		No
nominations		Tzvi,
Einav		ExemptAvivit,
Tzvi		Avivit,
Saar		Evicted
(Day 80)		23
TzviNot in
House		Sophie,
Saar		No
nominations		Liron,
Sophie		No
nominations		Sophie,
Eran		Evicted
(Day 73)		6
EitamEran,
Shay		Eran,
Saar		Kim,
Sophie		No
nominations		Tamir,
Avivit		Avivit,
Eran		Avivit,
Yael		No
nominations		Avivit,
Tzvi		No
nominations		Evicted
(Day 66)		2
EinavNot in
House		Saar,
Yael		No
nominations		Liron,
Sophie		No
nominations		Evicted
(Day 66)		2
LironNot in
House		Yael,
Yana		No
nominations		Tzvi,
Einav		Evicted
(Day 59)		6
YaelFailed
Task		Barry,
Ziva		Shay,
Kim		No
nominations		Sophie,
Shay		Sophie,
Shay		Sophie,
Eitam		No
nominations		Evicted
(Day 57)		6
ShayKim,
Sophie		Kuti,
Kim		Kim,
Eran		No
nominations		Eran,
Saar		Eran,
Sophie		Evicted
(Day 45)		23
YossiFailed
Task		Ziva,
Barry		Shay,
Saar		No
nominations		Shay,
Sophie		Evicted
(Day 38)		1
KimZiva,
Shay		Ziva,
Shay		Shay,
Sari		No
nominations		Evicted
(Day 31)		9
AvivNot in
House		Walked
(Day 24)		N/A
DuduShay,
Ziva		Shay,
Avivit		Walked
(Day 19)		2
BarryYael,
Sophie		Kuti,
Dudu		Walked
(Day 17)		9
ZivaSophie,
Kim		Kuti,
Yana		Evicted
(Day 17)		13
BettyZiva,
Shay		Evicted
(Day 10)		0
Nominated
for eviction		All
Housemates		Barry,
Kuti,
Ziva		Eran,
Kim,
Shay,
Sophie		Kuti,
Saar,
Sari,
Tamir,
Yael,
Yana,
Yossi		Avivit,
Shay,
Sophie		Avivit,
Saar,
Yael		Avivit,
Yael		Liron,
Sophie,
Tzvi		Avivit,
Einav,
Eitam,
Eran,
Kuti,
Saar,
Sari,
Tamir,
Tzvi,
Yana		Kuti,
Sari,
Tzvi		All
Housemates		Avivit,
Kuti,
Sari,
Yana		Kuti,
Saari,
Sari,
Tamir,
Yana
WalkednoneBarry
Dudu		Avivnone
EvictedBettyZivaEviction
canceled		KimYossiShayEviction
canceled		YaelLironEinavTzviSophieAvivitYana
Fewest votes
to win		Sari
Fewest votes
to win
Saar
Fewest votes
to win		Tamir
Fewest votes
to win
EitamEran
Kuti
Most votes
to win

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