Meusharot, Israel’s hottest reality TV making many viewers feel guilty, but they can’t stop watching it

What “The Riches”  (Meusharot in Hebrew) depicts may be more accurate than many in Israel would care to admit. In 20 years, Israel has whiplashed from being essentially a socialist state to a place with one of the world’s biggest gaps between rich and poor.

That’s partly because Israel’s poor are getting poorer, but also largely because incomes of the superrich have soared to new levels, bolstered by tax cuts, deregulation and an influx of Russian entrepreneurs who brought money with them.

The number of Israeli billionaires doubled in the past two years to 16, while their combined wealth tripled to $45 billion, according to Forbes magazine. Recently deceased shipping magnate Sammy Ofer was richest with $10.3 billion, followed by diamond-mine mogul Benny Steinmetz and Carnival Cruise heiress Shari Arison.

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