Kobi Peretz
Kobi Peretz, is an Israeli singer who sings in the Mizrahi style.
Biography
Yaakov Peretz was born and raised in Tel Aviv, the youngest of 10 children. He is of Moroccan Jewish descent. He is known for his hit Balbeli Oto.Controversies
In 2016, he was sentenced to 18 months in prison for tax evasion. He began his term at Maasiyahu Prison on October 15, 2017.During the 2023 Israeli-Hamas war, a video of Peretz performing to soldiers, chanting and singing “May their village burn, May Gaza be erased" has been included in South Africa's application to the International Court of Justice in the South Africa v. Israel (Genocide Convention) case. In March 2024, Peretz defended his statement on Israel's Channel 14, stating "We’re burning their village, we need to erase their village and we need to burn their village.” State attorney Amit Aisman considered opening a criminal investigation into Peretz over the matter.