Tag archive for ‘arab israeli conflict’
Hummus and state-sponsored satirism
It will be near impossible to touch Borat as far as the genius he stumbled into while skewering an entire culture’s ingrained flaws, but at least Sascha Baron Cohen is finding time to confuse hummus with Hamas when interviewing victims for his latest outing as Bruno.
The British born, Cambridge-educated, 37-year-old actor, who took what Christopher [...]
A bad beginning
Obama’s use of a single word in in his speech at the AIPAC policy forum on Wednesday may prove to be the demise of his campaign in the eyes of Arabs, Jewish people, or perhaps both.
In the lead-up to securing the nomination, Obama has slowly distanced himself from pro-Palestine positions he espoused during the primary [...]
Change is in the eye of the beholder
As a television series attempts to change Arabs’ view of the US, young Arabs still harbor a skepticism of America and its relationship with Israel.
Zohan for president?
No one would ever claim Adam Sandler to be an elder statesmen of understanding and tolerance, but hidden behind the cooky, character-driven marketing strategy Columbia is using for You Don’t Mess With The Zohan is some surprisingly strong satire.
From a New York Times article on the film:
To the extent that “Zohan” deals with the intractable [...]
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