Israeli "Newscast" Satirizes Raid Critics
Trying to hit back at worldwide condemnation of Israel following Monday's raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, a team of Israeli satirists have started a parody TV show -- kind of like "Saturday Night Live"'s Weekend Update. In Hebrew, the anchors say this is the newscast that reaches conclusions long before the facts are known.
The pro-Israel satirical points are made in Hebrew, meaning for now it's reaching Israelis who may need cheering up when their country is being so roundly condemned and even the Israeli press says the naval commandos and the political leaders who gave the orders did a bad job.
Though the online "newscast" at www.Latma.co.il is entirely in Hebrew, it includes a highly creative English-language parody of "We Are the World." Check it out and comment away.
An Israeli newspaper columnist, American-born Caroline Glick, is a leading light in the creative team.
The debate over the Gaza flotilla incident, in which at least nine people on one of the ships were killed by Israel's military, is extending into online forums more than ever before: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and other sites are buzzing.
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Israel = Nazi
Nathanyahoo = Hitler
Now I don't think Hitler deserves to be hated so much. He should be given some respect from the Germans. After all, Hitler is only protecting the interest of Germany.
When their leadership in Gaza is committed to the destruction of Israel, by rockets, suicide bombers of the nuclear material soon to be delivered by Iran, then Israel has to do whatever is necessary to protect it's population.
The flotilla was not for humanitarian aid by to generate hate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSAxAj2KIdU
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16sANhzjcC0
Only the hate mongers on the left get to decide who has the right for free-speech.
WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
PARODY IS PROPOGANDA
The IHH who organized this flotilla had ties to Al-Qaeda
Google them.
What's so "taboo" about an international Investigation?
There's nothing FUNNY about a dead AMERICAN. Comprendo?
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"The evidence was clear. Both Adm. Kidd and I believed with certainty that this attack ... was a deliberate effort to sink an American ship and murder its entire crew.... Not only did the Israelis attack the ship with napalm, gunfire, and missiles, Israeli torpedo boats machine-gunned three lifeboats that had been launched in an attempt by the crew to save the most seriously wounded -- a war crime...."
--affidavit of U.S. Navy Captain Ward Boston
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How 'bout they do a skit next about their attack on the USS Liberty. They could do wild and crazy re-enactments of Israeli torpedo boats machine-gunning the Liberty's life rafts... and finalize it with the dropping of napalm on the U.S. sailors!
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After that... they can do a fundraiser for Jonathon Pollard and Ben-ami Kadish!