March saw the launch of Playboy magazine 's first edition in English . Previous attempts to publish gay magazines in the 1980s were met with hostility . According to the publisher of the magazine , launched three months ago with Israeli model Nataly Dadon on the cover and an interview with a former Israeli intelligence chief between the sheets , the country is finally ready for a Hebrew Playboy . ` Publisher says he has not seen a bad reaction since then . Some say that the magazine is no longer very scandalous and the internet makes it less viable .
March saw the launch of Playboy magazine 's first edition in English . Previous attempts to publish gay magazines in the 1980s were met with hostility . Publisher says he has not seen a bad reaction since then . Some say that the magazine is no longer very scandalous and the internet makes it less viable .