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The Amazing Race Heads to Israel
CANNES, April 8: Disney-ABC International Television has licensed its Emmy 
Award-winning format The Amazing Race to Reshet in Israel, for a local 
version to be produced across Asia later this year.
The new version will see contestants from Israel divided into teams of two 
people with a variety of relationships to be filmed around the clock in a 
race to various destinations across Asia. At each destination, the teams 
will have to compete in a series of challenges-some mental and some 
physical-and only when the tasks have been completed will they learn their 
next destination. The teams who are farthest behind will continue to get 
eliminated as the contest progresses, and the first team to arrive at the 
final destination wins a large cash prize.
Tom Toumazis, the executive VP and managing director for Disney-ABC 
International Television for EMEA and Canada, commented: "The format of The 
Amazing Race has seen great success in the U.S. and Asia-the high-octane 
excitement and 'fish out of water' comedy of the series has held universal 
appeal for viewers. We are looking forward to seeing an action-packed 
contest between contestants from Israel, across Asia."
Amir Maori, Reshet's executive VP of programming, said: "We are very excited 
to be a part of one of the most successful reality brands in worldwide 
television and we are looking forward to bringing Israeli audiences the 
greatest show ever produced in Israel."
-By Kristin Brzoznowski"
    @rpiehl5REMOVETHISFOR: "<quote>
Interesting that they are only going to Asian locations.  And I wonder 
what the criteria is for contestants on this version.
Take care,
Rich
God bless the USA
Pat Paulsen (1927-1997) for President - 2008
Even though he's dead it makes about much sense
to vote for him as it does for the choices
that we have who are living.  At least he's not
going change his position on anything."
    @katana365: "On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:25:53 -0500 Rich Piehl 
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Unless this is a hands across the Gaza Strip situation, I'd suspect that 
all participants have to be Israeli/Jewish, the more secular the better. 
And I don't blame them for going to Asia locations. Why put a bunch of 
Israelis/Jews in jeopardy by keeping them in the Middle East?
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    @rpiehl5REMOVETHISFOR: "<quote>
My question about eligibility was more thinking about whether its 
limited to Israelis or whether there may be Jews from other counties 
participating.
But I'm surprised they aren't going to Europe or North America.  Those 
would be safe areas for Jews.
And, of course, the obvious questions like will it be in English or 
Hebrew, etc.
Take care,
Rich
God bless the USA
Pat Paulsen (1927-1997) for President - 2008
Even though he's dead it makes about much sense
to vote for him as it does for the choices
that we have who are living.  At least he's not
going change his position on anything."
    @ArthurQ283: "news:LVOKj.2858$<email_address>
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Are all contestants Jews? Or some Arabs are allowed to compete?"
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