Mazel-fucking-tov! "Men of Israel" (2009) is one of the best ever from director Lucas. It is beyond extraordinary. And, no joke, I have seen every video ever directed by the Russian-born Jew with chutzpah to spare. I've seen 'em all, from his "futon period" (a good number of his scenes were shot in a small bedroom atop a droopy futon) to his "fabulous period" (a good number of his scenes were shot in swank Manhattan apartments atop 250-threadcount sheets). But here there is something even more fabulous: I LOVE men from this part of the world, and lucky Lucas hit the fucking (and sucking) jackpot with the three gorgeous mentshes on the cover -- Avi Dar, Jonathan Agassi, Matan Shalev -- standouts among standouts. Most of the attention, rightfully so, is paid to Matan, but Avi and Jonathan hold their own as well, not to mention the other kosher hotties (respect must be paid to Mr. Morr-Foxx). "Men of Israel" has been promoted by Lucas Entertainment as the first gay porn video ever produced entirely in Israel (Israel, the Jewish nation-state, is the only country in which Jews make up a majority of the citizens, gay and straight), so I'm praying to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Madonna that this is the first of many more (or, at the very least, I want to make a personal sextape with Avi, natch).

In the opener, Matan Shalev and Naor Tal are kissing under a windblown tent on a sandy hillside near a beach. Matan stands as Naor kneels and deep-throats Matan's gigantic schlong (very thick, nice cockhead). Then Naor, legs in the air, gives Matan complete access to his young booty. He-man Jonathan Agassi watching from a nearby hill, stroking his meat. After some sun-baked rimming, Matan fucks slim-goodie Naor. Matan fucks him in a number of positions, the most vigorous of which is an ass-jiggling doggy-fuck, before both shoot their loads, Naor's fucked out of him, and Matan licking his juicy pearls of jism off of Naor's tummy.

Jonathan returns with Avi Dar for the next scene. Standing on the ledge of an ancient edifice in Jerusalem, hunky Avi slurps down Jonathan's shiny dick, licking the shaft and nuzzling the juicy balls (Avi knows his way around -- and up and down -- a dick). Jonathan then sucks Avi's pink pecker and gorges on his gorgeous tan-lined bubble-butt, getting Avi's hole primed and ready. Avi backs his spit-slicked tuckus up to take Jonathan's cock from behind, seated, missionary -- you name it -- Jonathan gives the dynamo the fuck of a lifetime. The sex here is insanely sensual, yet animalistic at the same time, and ends with Jonathan dumping a gallon of pearly-white cum all over Avi's pretty face, some of which splashes into Avi's mouth. Undaunted, encouraged even, Avi then takes the spent cock in his mouth, and then offers his cum-slick mouth back to Jonathan for a kiss. I've made up my mind: I'm starting an Avi Dar fan club in America. Damn he's hot. And, just as the scene is fading, the much-shorter Avi reaches up to hug the much-taller Jonathan -- a totally sexy moment in gay porn history, y'all.

Bodybuilder Morr-Foxx and sleek and slender Naor Tal are already macking when the next scene begins on a balcony of a swank hotel overlooking Tel Aviv. Naor, young and tender, performs a major suckjob on Morr, a daddy hunk with an upturned dong (Naor twists his head this way and that, worships the shaft, and otherwise sucks Morr's cock as if his life depended on it). Morr, for his part, skillfully returns the favor on his knees, inhaling the rather large cock without any apparent gagging or discomfort (the balcony cocksucking action is framed almost in silhouette, a nice camera effect). They retire to the bedroom to fuck, Naor spreading his legs wide so Morr can tenderly suck on his smooth butthole. Ass loosened, Morr slides in quickly, deep-dicking Naor from start to finish. Naor is pounded every which way by Morr's punishing thrusts before cumming while being fucked legs-spread-wide missionary, and then Morr shoots his spunk right into Naor's kisser.

From the get-go bearded Ninrod Gonen deep-throats lanky Guy Ronen's dick to the base. It's a monster cock. Ninrod then bends over and his ass is quickly filled with Guy's meat. Ninrod rides up and down before Guy grabs him by the waist and hammers Ninrod's ass but good. Guy bends Ninrod over and continues the intense fuck before Ninrod shoots and then gets a gooey facial from Guy in the end.

The finale, the pièce de résistance, has Jonathan and Matan atop a sun-drenched sandy knoll near the Dead Sea. Matan, it should be said, looks like he could be Michael Lucas' long-lost Jewish cousin, pouty mouth and all. He's major fucking stud with looks, body, cock -- the guy has it all in spades. They grind their crotches into each other, both wearing whiter-than-white undies, until their erections pop out. Actually, I'm surprised that Matan's powerful erection didn't rip through the fabric, but I digress. Jonathan slurps down Matan's giant cock before Matan gets on all-fours to let Jonathan munch on that zoftig rump of his (the camera, overhead, gets great views of the butthole winking and quivering as Jonathan laves it with his tongue). Matan then takes his turn between Jonathan's cheeks, punctuated by loud slurping and lip-smacking noises, followed by Jonathan shoving his dick into Matan's waiting ass (on, I kid you not, what appears to be a futon, perhaps as nod to the director's earlier work). Jonathan fucks and fucks and fucks harshly, the gorgeous bottom moaning and moaning and moaning loudly (Matan has a cute birthmark on the back of his left thigh, by the way), and then they flip, Matan jackhammering doggy and missionary fucks into Jonathan (these Israelis are not gentle fuckers, don't ya know). They then cum: Matan cumming directly into Jonathan's mouth, they snow-ball, Jonathan eats Matan's ass to cum, and they share one last cum- and ass-flavored kiss as the screen pans up and out.

"Men of Israel" is a beautiful symphony of great men having great sex. The sex is super intense and the chemistry between the men is off the freakin' charts in every scene. There are no reserved players here. In fact, if I had to guess, cock-of-the-walk Matan and he-man Jonathan are probably real-life lovers, if not regular fuck buddies. No matter, this is the kind of pornography that comes along not often enough, and, as I said earlier, I can only hope that there's more to come.

DVD features (2-disc set): Chapters; behind-the-scenes footage; meet the men; outtakes; interviews; solos (Matan Shalev and Avi Dar); trailers ("Wall Street," "Cock Cribs," "New York Men," "Entrapment," "The Ben Andrews Collection," "South Beach Seductions," "Feet!," "Cockstalker," "Auditions 28, 26, 25, 24, 23, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 1-14, " "Michael Does Russia," "Return to Fire Island," "The Wilson Vasquez Collection," "Piss!," "Flip This!," "Farts!," "Brothers' Reunion," "The Chad Hunt Collection," "Thirsty!," "Pounding the Pavement," "Swallow with Pride," "Flatiron Fuckers," "Rapture Inn," "Juvie Boys Part 2," "Cruising Budapest," "Gigolo," "Inside Prague," "The Intern," "Welcome to Paradise," "Burning Desire," "The Bigger The Better," "Uncut Cock Pool Party," "On the Job," "La Dolce Vita," "More Dangerous," "Uncut Cock Sex Club," "Filming Bruce Beckham," "Flash Point," "Barcelona Nights," "The Point of No Return, "Fire Island Cruising 3-8," "The Heat of the Moment," "Straight to Prague," "Dangerous Liaisons," "Manhattan Heat," "Lost," "Juvie Boys," "Prague Sex Express," "Vengeance 2," "Hunt and Plunge," "Strangers of the Night," "Apartments," "Uncovered," "Lucas on Top," "To Moscow with Love," "Inside Paris" and "Pick of the Pack"); and no regional coding (playable worldwide).

A DVD Review by Butch Harris