Kishkashta
Kishkashta (Hebrew: קישקשתא) was the main character in one of the first Israeli Educational Television shows, Ma Pit'om (מה פתאום; "What on earth?"אני שר ורוקד לי כמעט בעצמי.... בתוכנית מה פתאום The show consisted of Kishkashta asking questions of himself as well as of the Israeli children who were his co-hosts.Kishkashta embodied the image of Israeli sabra identity, a character "rough from the outside but soft and sweet from the inside."He had a deep, melancholic voice and possessed an independent spirit exuding the dugri (straight) sabra character for which Israelis are known.אני שר ורוקד לי כמעט בעצמי.... בתוכנית מה פתאום.... אני שר בעצמי ורוקד עם עצמי... ומספר סיפורים לבד.... מוחא גם כפיים - למי?....