The war resulted in an 80% jump in the playing of Israeli music on the radio. Anna Zeke and Margie, for example, experienced a drop of 93% and 75% respectively.

The disappearance of Israeli pop from the playlists, if we put aside for a moment the effective and militant "Harbo Darbo" (more on that later) was a predictable matter. Between the anxiety over the fate of the abductees and the daily bereavement that the past few months have brought, Israelis don't feel like rushing to the tune of "small bag"