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Useless
I.D.
Veteran pop-punkers, Useless I.D. are one of the few Israeli
bands to enjoy international success.
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Chaos Rabak
Tattoos are considered a religious taboo in Israel. Chaos
Rabak members display tattoos and take other visual cues
from U.K. street punk.
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Nikmat Olalim
Israel's most outspoken and politically hardcore group.
The band's 18-year-old members are about to enter mandatory
military service, or they might opt out with possible
lifelong consequences.
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Punkache
Two members of this pop-punk trio currently serve in the
Israeli army, coming home on weekends to play gigs. The
third manages one of Tel Aviv's only independent rock
clubs, the Patiphone.
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Gutzy
Slang for "short, fat man," Gutzy runs a popular Israeli
punk Web site and is guitarist with the band [translated
from Hebrew] "Slap Limor Livnat's Face." Livnat is Israel's
Minister of Education.
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Ha Pussy
shel Lussy
This popular punk band lost its original singer to a suicide
bomber in 2000.
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Retribution
On the right politically, Retribution's members express
their devotion and commitment to the state of Israel.
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Smash4$
Hebrew-speaking Russian immigrants, Smash4$ play ska-punk
inspired by the Irish-American band Dropkick Murphys.
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Lital
Among a handful of girls in the Israeli punk scene, 17-year-old
Lital is on the verge of military service.
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