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Officials: US shows critical of Israel
Itamar Eichner
Published: 01.05.13, 13:23
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1. You don't make friends playing artistic censure
Avramele   (05.01.13)
Doesn't the Israeli embassy have anything better to do than intimidate the producers and writers of American TV shows? What next? Are you to go after Jon Stewart of the Daily Show (no friend of the Israeli right) and risk a cat fight you will lose hands down and alienate the "key demographic" under 40. The Veep episode Btw was very funny - particularly the pig roast angle -though not as funny as Larry David's Palestinian chicken episode. Get a life Mr. Ambassador or remember what American freedom, satire and humor is about from your days growing up in Joisey.
2. The U.S. Jewish producers thinks this will curry favor
Rod ,   Fargo N.Dakota   (05.01.13)
with the non Jewish population in the U.S. This will only cause non Jews to have disdain for these Hollywood Jewish Producers ,Directors and Actors.
3. Its not Kansas any more. Another medium funded by oil.
BUTSeriously ,   Sydney   (05.01.13)
4. It is a true representation of Israel
Seth ,   Oklahoma   (05.01.13)
5. A second Dreyfus affair?
Bob m   (05.01.13)
This time over a pig and an Academy award nominated film and with us Jews carrying the pitchforks. No wonder hasbara is a joke!
6. only ourselves to blame
ej ,   nyc/tlv   (05.01.13)
that sad part is that Jews have always been their own worst enemies (see: Soviet Yevsektisya, converted Jews during inquisition etc). The producers, actors, and writers of these shows are mainly Jews and no doubt the idea to use Israel as a backdrop to the story came from Jewish writers. Real Jews, the babyboomers and their parents would never sell out Israel or the Jewish people like the younger hot shot Hollywood Jews of today. so sad...
7. TV Shows is all they complain about?
Dee Bee ,   Israel   (05.01.13)
What about the pro-Arab and anti-Israel "shows" on the BBC (Known as "Al Jabalia" in the UK). CNN International, France 24, RTV and, of course, we must not forget the No.1 propagator of Hatred against Israel, SKYNews! It's surprising that SKYNews' affiliate in the USA, FOXNEWS Channel, is more neutral. However, that only lasts until its Arab Masters complain to Murdoch. Where is Netanyahu's demand that Israel must have an International News Channel in English? Anybody ever watch Channel 33 in LD (Lowest Definition)? What a bore. No wonder we have such pathetic PR!
8. Julia Louis-Dreyfus having a Iranian
Isac   (05.01.13)
boyfriend. What's next? Barbara Streisand having a Hamas member as her lover? With all those Über-Liberal Jews what else to expect from those morons. Let's not forget, the Kapos were certainly Jewish as well. You will always find those self serving deranged Jews all over the world.
9. Hagel
Myconius ,   lwd   (05.01.13)
The second storyline is based on the truth. Wasn't this what happened to Chuck Hagel?
10. That whole "article" thing...
Orly ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (05.01.13)
... was about a Republican presidential contendor, whose paraphanalia from the 70s seemed to have a White Supremacy edge with anti-Semitism. It's clearly a commentary on local politics.
11. Shows like NCIS take a different tack - also bad
Raymond in DC ,   Washington, USA   (05.01.13)
NCIS is a popular show dealing with the work of the US Navy's criminal investigation team. It includes an "Israeli" character who was originally a Mossad liaison. Her father headed the Mossad, but he engages in unsavory action, even abandoning his daughter in Sudan, only to have her rescued by her American colleagues. The Mossad head is deemed "not a good guy". Other Israeli agents engage in rogue behavior, while one - her brother! - joins Hamas. (Yeah, right...) One of her teammates kills a rogue Israeli agent she was involved with. She breaks with Mossad and becomes a US citizen and a full member of the team. They still deal with their Israeli counterparts, but only because they have to. (What kind of message is *that* sending?) The end ... of my watching.
12. Boston Legal was viciously anti-Israel,
Reuven   (05.01.13)
even to the point of questioning Israel's right to exist. Jewish actor, William Shatner, who off-camera has been pro-Israeli, mouthed some rotten anti-Israel lines on the show, as did other cast members.
13. 0.2% of world population, 11% of Senate, 11% of Billionaires
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (05.01.13)
14. Most Israelis on American TV are warrior princesses
Mothman ,   America   (05.01.13)
Trust me, these are the exceptions. Most US TV shows portray Israelis as total badasses. TV Tropes can give you the rundown on how Israelis are portrayed on American TV/movies: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BadassIsraeli
15. #1. American Jews are obsessed with Marx
Tom W ,   USA   (05.01.13)
It's well known to Israelis that American Jews represent a leftist, Marxist block with strong anti-Israeli agenda. Rich American Jewish elite did nothing to help Holocaust survivors (myself included), sat out of the War of Independence, the T. Friedman-s (N.Y.Times) and the un-Jew Jew, Soros lead the anti Israeli propaganda wars: As H. Zinn and "SIR" Spielberg's (knighted by Great Britain) co-author Tony Kushner stated "Israel was a mistake). I as a child survivor of the E. European ghetto during Holocaust I curse these heartless Court Jews who are doing their utmost to de- legitimatize Israel in the service of their new Messiah after Marx.
16. despite the Left Americans now see truth about Islam
Jack ,   New York   (05.01.13)
The Leftists will try very hard to demomize Israel but unfortunately fot them Americans are getting tired of Islam and jihad and this will bring about more support for Israel, Russia, India, Thailand and every country out there fighting Islamofascism. This will piss off many Far lunatic Leftists
17. in deep trouble
tiki ,   belgium   (05.01.13)
If these shows & artists need to resort to Israel bashing for inspiration, LA-Hollywood & it's overpaid 'stars, the staunch defenders of left, liberal & social ideals for others, is really passé.
18. "Jews Control America" is the BIG LIE of the 21st century
Jake ,   USA   (05.01.13)
These TV shows wouldn't bother me so much if it weren't for the pattern of anti-semitism throughout history. The BIG LIE that Jews control other countries has led to the mass-murder of millions of Jews, and it could very well lead to a 1930's scenario in America. (Just wait for a real economic depression and see what happens) The people who introduce the big lie are the true villains who need to deflect attention away from themselves. The people who perpetuate the lie are ignorant masses, and a few disingenuous anti-semitic intellectuals.
19. Not all viewers will accept the "narrative" as presented
Raymond in DC ,   Washington, USA   (05.01.13)
While Hollywood hasn't been shy about pushing their own liberal agenda, at least some viewers will raise a fuss over a forced storyline, as they did over two stories: In Season 3 of Castle, a series I particularly like, they had a two-part story involving a dirty bomb targeting New York City. The culprits, it turned out, were not the Arab characters but ... US special forces as a "wakeup call" to remind us terrorism remains a threat! And a Syrian (!) diplomat proved helpful in exposing the plot. More recently, an episode in Blue Bloods involved a case of "honor killing". The culprit, it turns out, was not the young woman's Arab boyfriend, nor his radical and fundamentalist brother (who referred to the woman as a "whore") but ... her *Catholic father* upset that she'd converted to Islam! Not all viewers take such nonsense lying down, but so far there's no indication they're having an impact.
20. Officials: Israel critical of US shows....
Sheik rattle & roll ,   USA   (05.01.13)
So what. It is call free speech or freedom of expression, free press etc. The bottom line is today America supports Israel more than it supports itself to the tune of almost 250 million dollars a month and unlimited and unquestionable support in the UN. What more does Israel want from us? We are an independent state that can do what we want. We choose Israel as a friend because it suits our interest and vice verse. Also HBO can do what ever it pleases as far as I am concerned because that is what most Americans want whether we like there views or not and so should Israeli's because without dissent or differences of opinion we would be just like our brainwashed enemies.
21. #13 And you clean bed pans for a living
Benji ,   US   (05.01.13)
This 0.2% is obviously working hard while you sit on ynet all day whining.
22. #18. Jake: Facts are out there
Tom W ,   USA   (05.01.13)
The media (N.Y.Times, L.A. Times, WaPo, NPR, Chicago Tribune, CNN, Hollywood, Unions etc.) all owned by or directed by leftist Jews. Please don't regard everybody as ignorant and stupid;- we can use Google and find out that the Teachers Union boss is Randi Weingarten, she is responsible for the "multikultist" and "diversity" education of the young... Please wake up and enter the digital age: everybody's laundry can be perused nowadays... The N.Y.Times Sulzbergers pushing the leftist agenda on the East coast, Sam Zell's L.A. Times on the West, and the WaPo in-between. CNN's Zucker ensures that you can get only pro-Obama information.
23. It used to be a simpler world
Scarborough1414 ,   Scarborough, Ont.   (05.01.13)
When I was a kid back in the sixties, we Jewish kids were the minority in school and the Gentiles barely understood us. Our teachers were hardly any better. So we looked for validation in the most obscure places. On TV whenever a Jewish character would say something that sounded "Jewish" (like Morey Amsterdam on Dick van Dyke lamenting he never had a bar mitzvah) we secretly cheered. When cartoon characters would utter a Yiddish word here and there we smirked with pride, quietly. We feared our Gentile classmates would go "whut?", but they rarely did. The Jewish references would largely go over their heads. When Israel was mentioned in those days, it all seemed so far away. Hollywood was more pro-Israel then, than now. Movies like "Exodus" and "Cast a Giant Shadow" filled us with pride (no chance in h-e-double toothpicks that Hollywood would make a film like that today); while later in the '80s miniseries like "Holocaust" and "The Winds of War" kept our memories alive, albeit of unpleasant realities. Those years were the high water mark of Jewish presence in the entertainment world in N. America, it's been downhill ever since. Last but not least, I admire Cote de Pablo's portrayal of an Israeli, even down to the Hebrew spoken aloud [she has said that she studied intensely to get the details right] on NCIS, but I don't like the machinations set out for the Mossad on NCIS; it makes it seem that all the Mossad does is to foment plots against each other. Israel can wait. NCIS hasn't done this yet, but I'm waiting for an anti-frummie joke mouthed by de Pablo's character or some other Israeli. Really good hasbara! We are our own worst enemies, for when we snipe at each other publicly, the goyim think it's o.k. to take things to the next level.
24. #13 Steve the Jew-Hater
Robert Levine ,   LasTerrenas,DR.   (05.01.13)
You forgot. 1/3 of the Supreme Court.Kagan,Breyer,Ginsburg.You are JEALOUS!!!!!!!
25. Heheh ,...
split ,   US   (05.01.13)
You wouldn't want to hear what the six-pack-joe think about you ,...
26. #22, you seem to be defending the big lie
Jake ,   USA   (05.02.13)
Many Jews are talented and driven people. They have suceeded in many areas, but for every 1 media company owned by a Jew there are 50 owned by non-Jews. The fact remains that Jews don't control much of anything. Its a fat lie for the ignorant angry masses.
27. We shouldn't complain&worry: we know we are smarter than the
tom ,   tel aviv   (05.02.13)
rest of this planet's inhabitants, Hollywood or not. "Benassis" of this world can only suck their thumbs in silent rage & envy.
28. #15 tom
solomon ,   bklyn   (05.02.13)
It is well known that using the words “it is well known” or “the world knows” is a sign of wishful thinking. You don’t like Israelis painted with one brush? (And I don’t blame you.) Then don’t do the same to Americans. The Jewish elite took a long while to believe in what was happening; many in the world had that problem, to our sorrow. They also were not as politically strong as they are now. But when Golda came asking for funds, they gave more than anyone would have imagined. And many American took part in smuggling the arms to Israel, and then fighting.
29. #13 Silly Steve
Howard ,   Seattle   (05.02.13)
Hey Steve baby sounds like you are jelous of our success.By the way you forgot to include the disspropotionate number of Jewish Nobel Prize winners.Eat your hear out Stevie.
30. #28. solomon: my post stated the bare truth
Tom W ,   USA   (05.02.13)
1. Stalin supplied the arms (1948) America instituted an arms embargo. 2. Eurasian Jews - Holocaust survivors - did the fighting for Israel, not the Americans. 3. Yes, some American Jews supported Israel on individual level: as for the elite, - "Israel was (and is) a mistake". 4. I am a living witness of events that shaped the world: ghetto, Holocaust, gulag, communism, Marx, W. Europe, U.S. ...I don't swallow the Obama Court-Jews daily propaganda.
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