The national suspect
Op-ed: Eyal Golan crossed all ethical lines, believing he is a king who can do anything he likes
Eyal Golan
has not been just a singer for a very long time now; he is a king. But as opposed to Zohar Argov, who was the prince of Mizrahi music and died all alone, deprived and addicted to drugs, Golan reaches all audiences, east and west, he is the consensus, the ruler of the Caesarea amphitheater and popular radio station Galgalatz, the successor of Yehoram Gaon,
Arik Einstein and Shlomo Artzi.
The king of Israel.
Eyal Golan is also the national singer, as he marketed by PR agent Rani Rahav. He was the one chosen to conclude the biggest social protest
in the history of the State of Israel, just two years ago, at Tel Aviv's Kikar Hamedina. From a political slogan, "the people are with the Golan" turned into a cultural reality.
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And there is the Eyal Golan beyond the stages, the Berlusconi of singers, the one who prefers to leave formality to the previous generation. He wants to be part of the people on the one hand and live in a luxury tower on the other hand, post pictures with his children on Instagram but report that he only sees them every fortnight, sing about his one beautiful girl and be with almost every other beautiful girl. Eyal Golan doesn't have to check "if there is a heaven," as he says in one of his songs – he is totally there already.
The Israeli Dorian Gray
Writing that success has gone to his head is a very small cliché. The problem lies neither in the hedonist lifestyle Golan adopted, nor in the perfume named after him or the too expensive cars he travels in. Golan simply started believing that he is indeed a king, one who can do anything he likes. He began surrounding himself with an entourage which used his name, enjoyed fragments of his charisma and sold his closeness for the next girl on the way. Somewhere, on the way, Golan lost direction. In his case, his father was unable to provide the balance.Up there, surrounded by a sea of fans and intoxicated by his status, Eyal Golan crossed all ethical lines and forgot that he was a role model for an entire generation, as well as a father to children who may be directly affected by the consequences of his actions. He doesn’t have to participate in orgies, he doesn’t have to sleep with girls even if they beg him to make them a child, he doesn't have to take part – even silently – in the habits of his entourage.
It's very possible that there will be no criminal conviction here, but the picture taking shape is ugly enough. The picture of the Israeli Dorian Gray, 2013.
Golan has just suffered the blow of his life. From the national singer he has turned into the national suspect.
He needs to wake up, and so do we.
