“Israel, Good Job!”
Regarding Israel’s Haiti relief effort: check out this unbelievably edgy skit from Israel’s popular comedy show, “Eretz Nehederet.”
If it comes from Israel, is it still “Israel bashing?”
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I loved the skit. It’s great even if you’re not familiar with the specific Channel 2 reporter they’re satirizing. I think we all know folks a little off the deep end like that.
—chillul Who? · January 28th, 2010 at 4:29 am
It’s not “Israel bashing.” Nor is it the least bit funny (and yes I am familiar with the context and the person being parodied).
This polemic surrounding Israel’s relief efforts in Haiti will go down as one of the lamest media events in history.
—rootlesscosmo · January 28th, 2010 at 8:23 pm
rc-
it is not funny to you, but clearly to others it is. I know I laughed. And what polemic are you referring to?
—Justin · January 28th, 2010 at 10:16 pm
Well, I found it pretty damn funny. But that’s just me…
Justin, I assume that the polemic rootless is referring to is the one over Israel’s motivations for sending assistance to Haiti. It’s been a point of speculation since the team arrived there.
—miri · January 29th, 2010 at 12:00 am
yeah, Miri, that’s it. this idea that Israel’s sending aid to a devastated country should spawn this tortuous week of “debate” surrounding the gov’t's *true* motivations (cue spooky music), complete with blog posts, Ha’aretz op-eds, and even an NY Times wrap-up summarizing the more ridiculous pieces from the Israeli press: www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/world/middleeast/22israel.html?emc=eta1
Classic combination of “no-good-Israel-deed-goes-unpunished” and “no-NY-times-issue-can-go-to-press-w/o-an-Israel-related-piece.” Typical Israel-Palestine porn.
—rootlesscosmo · February 1st, 2010 at 5:13 pm