HaAh HaGadol 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.
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.
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. Various Facebook groups called Szekely a traitor and demanded his removal from the show.
Housemates NameAgeOccupationResidenceDay enteredDay exitedStatusYekutiel "Kuti" Sabag29CookBeit Shemesh193 Tamir Verdi36AdvertiserTel Aviv193 Saar Szekely27Artist and programmerTel Aviv193 Sari "Panoona" Shimhov23DancerTel Aviv193 Yana Yoseph23Clothing store managerTel Aviv193 Avivit Bar-Zohar29UnemployedRehovot187 Eran Tartakovsky30StudentBeersheba180 Sophie Kravetsky26WaitressTel Aviv (Originally from Russia)180 Tzvi Portal34Cell phone importerTel Aviv4573 Eitam Israeli27Web developerTel Aviv166 Einav Weiner28Sales managerGeulim4566 Liron Zehavi32Former modelHolon4559 Yael Baron47Couples therapistTel Aviv157 Shay Regev34BusinessmanTel Aviv145 Yossi Srour54Hair Stylist and Professional makeup artistKiryat Ata138 Kim Ratush32LawyerKiryat Haim131 Aviv Zilber25Diamond dealerNetanya2224Dudu Kapara34Truck driverRehovot119Bari Simon Zohar52DancerZikhron Ya'akov117Ziva Cohen34HousewifeLong Island, New York, United States117 Betty Kapara29Airport border controlRehovot110
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 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13Final Nominationsreceived Kuti Sophie,EranEran,Ziva Eran,ShayNonominations Eran,Shay Eran,Shay Eran,Saar Nonominations Liron,Eran Nonominations Eran,SariEran,SariSaar,Sari Winner(Day 93) 13 Tamir Sari,KimSari,YossiSari,Kim Nonominations TamirYana,Sari Sari,Yana Nonominations Sari,Yana Nonominations Sari,YanaYana,Sari Yana,Sari Runner-Up(Day 93) 2 Saar Barry,Sophie Barry,Kuti Shay,Sophie NonominationsSaar Shay,Avivit Avivit,Kuti Nonominations Liron,Tzvi Nonominations Tzvi, Kuti Avivit,Kuti Avivit,Kuti Third Place(Day 93) 11 Sari Ziva,Barry Ziva,Barry Sophie,Avivit Nonominations Avivit,Sophie Avivit,Shay Avivit, Yael Nonominations Liron,Tzvi Nonominations Tzvi,KutiKuti,Avivit Kuti,Avivit Fourth Place(Day 93) 10 Yana Barry,ZivaZiva,Barry Kim,Avivit Nonominations Yana Shay,Avivit Avivit,Eran Nonominations Liron,Avivit Nonominations Avivit,Tzvi Avivit,Tamir Avivit,Tamir Fifth Place(Day 93) 11 Avivit Ziva,SariZiva,Barry Yana,Saar Nonominations Saar,Yana Yana,Sophie Saar,Eitam Nonominations Yana,Sofi Nonominations Yana,SariYana,ShophiYana,Sari Evicted(Day 87) 17 Eran Kuti,SophieKuti,Sophie Kuti,Shay Nonominations Shay,Sophie Kuti,Sophie Yana,Kuti Nonominations Tzvi,Kuti Nonominations Kuti,Tzvi Kuti,Yana Evicted(Day 80) 16 Sophie Sari,Shay Dudu,Kuti Kuti,Eran NonominationsSaar,Eran Shay,Avivit Avivit,Yael Nonominations Tzvi,Einav Exempt Avivit,Tzvi Avivit,Saar Evicted(Day 80) 23 Tzvi Not inHouse Sophie,Saar Nonominations Liron,Sophie Nonominations Sophie,Eran Evicted(Day 73) 6 Eitam Eran,ShayEran,SaarKim,SophieNonominationsTamir,Avivit Avivit,Eran Avivit,Yael Nonominations Avivit, Tzvi Nonominations Evicted(Day 66) 2 Einav Not inHouse Saar,Yael Nonominations Liron, Sophie Nonominations Evicted(Day 66) 2 Liron Not inHouse Yael,Yana Nonominations Tzvi,Einav Evicted(Day 59) 6 Yael FailedTaskBarry,ZivaShay,Kim Nonominations Sophie,Shay Sophie,Shay Sophie,Eitam Nonominations Evicted(Day 57) 6 Shay Kim,SophieKuti,Kim Kim,Eran Nonominations Eran,Saar Eran,Sophie Evicted(Day 45) 23 Yossi FailedTaskZiva,BarryShay,Saar Nonominations Shay, Sophie Evicted(Day 38) 1 Kim Ziva,Shay Ziva,Shay Shay,Sari Nonominations Evicted(Day 31) 9 Aviv Not inHouse Walked(Day 24) N/A Dudu Shay,ZivaShay,Avivit Walked(Day 19) 2 Barry Yael,SophieKuti,Dudu Walked(Day 17) 9 Ziva Sophie,KimKuti,YanaEvicted(Day 17) 13 Betty Ziva,Shay Evicted(Day 10) 0 Nominatedfor eviction AllHousemates 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,TzviAllHousemates Avivit,Kuti,Sari,Yana Kuti,Saari,Sari,Tamir,Yana Walked none BarryDudu Aviv none Evicted Betty Ziva Evictioncanceled Kim Yossi Shay Evictioncanceled Yael Liron Einav Tzvi Sophie Avivit YanaFewest votesto win SariFewest votesto win SaarFewest votesto win TamirFewest votesto winEitamEran KutiMost votesto win
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