On Tuesday evening, model agent Shay Avital landed in Israel, at the end of what was probably one of the most talked about flights of the past week.
He was arrested in the Netherlands four months ago, was detained there and has now been extradited to Israel.
Even earlier, for someone who did not live on the planet, 26 complaints were filed against him by 26 women.
More than a year since then, the two investigations were published in Guy Lerer's "The Tube" on Network 13 and Haim Etgar's "Explosion" on Besheket 12, starting with the complainants' march.
Then Avital went on a trip around Europe.
From time to time, paparazzi photos of him were sent from all kinds of destinations, but his voice was not heard.
On this flight there were also reporters who were sent to survey and citizens who were caught up in the situation and immediately pulled out their phones to document the event for social networks.
And so the Shay Avital circus was reopened to him for the umpteenth time.
It's a circus that could have been avoided, if only he had managed the procedure in an orderly manner.
Avital's big mistake in this whole story is his behavior towards the women.
This will be determined in court.
The second mistake is leaving or running away from the country, depending on who you ask.
Close to the publication of the investigations, Avital got on a plane and disappeared.
From that moment he intensified the story and became an even more intriguing item.
Every paparazzi photo of him in Belgium or Budapest became a bombastic headline, after which another pullup appeared on every possible channel.
Every new one in its context became a title that reached the mainstream edition.
The peak occurred in August last year, when Avital was arrested in Amsterdam, with the famous photo that many people were waiting for.
It was an arrest that got a lot of headlines, and rightfully so.
After him, updates appeared regarding his extradition, his arrival in Israel, and so on.
The coming period will be difficult for Avital, although from my personal acquaintance with him he is a strong person, who is not easily frightened.
You can also see the documentation from the plane and the smiles he managed to release, while others would have preferred to jump out of it.
Still, Avital went through investigations, confrontations, arrest and considerable financial expenses.
And all this before we talked about the bleak future that awaits him.
Avital could have reduced the story, if only he had shown up in time, not disappeared, and would have confronted and told his version of things, the one that his lawyers enthusiastically voice.
In the end, it appears that Bittel will only be prosecuted for two of the cases.
It is estimated that his story will end less than expected (unless lawsuits are filed in a civil procedure).
But regardless of the outcome, Avital's conduct in the case made him the most feared agent in the industry that built him.
And he will never return to her.
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