{"id":310930,"date":"2026-02-26T08:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T08:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/310930\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T08:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T08:14:08","slug":"wiz-to-host-israel-high-techs-most-expensive-party-after-32-billion-google-acquisit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/310930\/","title":{"rendered":"Wiz to host Israel high-tech\u2019s most expensive party after $32 billion Google acquisit"},"content":{"rendered":"

NIS 10 million. That is set to be the most expensive party in Israel\u2019s high-tech sector. Wiz<\/a> will hold its flagship annual Purim celebration Thursday night at Pavilion 2 at Expo Tel Aviv \u2014 unless Donald Trump changes plans \u2014 with more than 20 top-tier performers taking the stage in one of the most elaborate productions seen in Israel.<\/p>\n

According to industry sources, the lineup is expected to include Omer Cohen, Eden Golan, Sarit Hadad, Odaya, Ivri Lider, Eden Ben Zaken, Dana International and \u2014 in a surprise reunion \u2014 former \u201cKochav Nolad\u201d (\u201cA Star Is Born\u201d) contestants Shiri Maimon and Ninet, Harel Skaat and Harel Moyal.<\/p>\n

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Last year\u2019s Wiz party featuring Noa Kirel <\/p>\n

(Photo: Eran Be’eri)<\/p>\n

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Odaya, Ninet and Ivri Lider; also set to take part in the party <\/p>\n

(Photos: Anat Mosberg, Orel Cohen, Amir Meiri)<\/p>\n

The party\u2019s concept is a tribute to ABBA, with each Israeli artist performing a cover of one hit by the Swedish pop group. Market estimates suggest performers will earn anywhere from tens of thousands of shekels to more than NIS 100,000 for a performance lasting just a few minutes. The goal is to thrill employees of the company that pulled off the largest exit in Israeli history, selling to Google for an astronomical $32 billion.<\/p>\n

Wiz\u2019s party \u2014 with owner and CEO Assaf Rappaport closely involved in its planning \u2014 is part of a broader trend of multimillion-shekel mega-productions staged by Israel\u2019s leading high-tech firms. Each company is striving to outdo the others with ever bigger and flashier events. Forget lavish buffets, office inflatables and active cocktail bars \u2014 the hot trend is large-scale, high-energy musical extravaganzas.<\/p>\n

Recent examples include Monday.com\u2019s Halloween-themed mega-party a few months ago and Microsoft\u2019s gala two weeks ago, featuring Ravid Plotnik, Noa Kirel, Odaya and Harel Skaat, among other A-list performers. At last year\u2019s Wiz Purim party, the theme was a Madonna tribute, with performers including Omer Adam, Rita, HaYehudim, Mergui and Anna Zak, who joined forces for a one-time collaboration. This year, Wiz promises to surpass last Purim\u2019s record investment.<\/p>\n

Behind the productions for Wiz, Monday.com, Palo Alto and other leading tech firms is VIVO Productions, owned by Avi Ben Shitrit and Asher Ilan.<\/p>\n

One area where, according to industry sources, Israeli high-tech companies have yet to soar is booking international artists for their mega-events. Ben Shitrit has attempted to bring performers such as Jennifer Lopez, the Backstreet Boys, Katy Perry, Pink and Cher to Israel, but has encountered refusals because of the war \u2014 \u201cno matter the fee, out of concern for their careers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NIS 10 million. That is set to be the most expensive party in Israel\u2019s high-tech sector. Wiz will…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":310931,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[85,46,43],"class_list":{"0":"post-310930","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-israel","8":"tag-il","9":"tag-israel","10":"tag-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=310930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310930\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/310931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=310930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=310930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=310930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}