If you thought ‘Bard of Blood‘ was atrocious, Netflix series ‘Fauda‘ steps that up even further. Based on its newest trailer footage, the producers behind this show depicted real-life Palestinian neighborhoods as ‘terrorist centers’ and even used names of their residents without consent. No marks for guessing what happens to hapless Palestinians who are already living under occupation.
The trailer for Season 3 is pretty clear. While for Palestinians losing friends is made out to be nothing, the Israeli lead character’s loss is played up for emotional appeal.
About Fauda
The Israeli-produced series claims to share ‘human stories from both sides.’ But one needs only look at the trailer to see that the show does not even touch on the subject of Israeli occupation, the displacement of Palestinians, violation of numerous United Nations resolutions, etc.
Hence the claim of showcasing ‘human stories on both sides‘ goes out the window. Fauda is nothing more than a glorified war drama where the victor shares their own version of history.
It’s no surprise that Palestinians and those against identity politics are infuriated with this defamation.
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Ironically, the streaming platform won’t allow you to share screengrabs from the series. Which is weird because Netflix has no qualms about using the identities of real people without their consent.
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Given the bad press Fauda is getting, are we potentially looking at another Cancel Netflix wave? The Muslim unity against Bard of Blood may something to do with no news of a season 2. Similarly, Messiah was also canceled after one season.
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I boycott @netflix Long time ago it’s garbage anyway
— i pitar (@1199sduc) April 23, 2020
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People took to Twitter to call out the hate and identity politics that Fauda is propagating. Then again, it wouldn’t be the first time.
That's Netflix for you. Not the first time they've done this #Syria
— Peggy Breckin 🇸🇾 🇵🇸 (@bickypeg) April 22, 2020
The dehumanisation of Palestinian people living under Aparthied military occupation continues on Netflix.
— SunniPulse🇵🇸 (@Sunnipulse786) April 22, 2020
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That’s not even the worst part. The series showcases Palestinians as terrorists, therefore dehumanizing actual crimes that are being committed against Palestinians every day. Viewers agree that the show treats Palestinian deaths as ‘collateral damage’, and justifies further violence against the ethnic group.
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If this is the show I'm thinking of, they use english dub for the israelis and English subtitles for the Palestinians. So awful. #FREEPALESTINE 🇵🇸
— AdamG (@AdamG52676399) April 22, 2020
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Is Netflix going to do the right thing here? The world’s one billion-strong Muslim community may have to apply some pressure here.
After all, Netflix has banned certain episodes of Hasan Minhaj’s show in Saudi Arabia. It has also taken down ‘anti-Indian’ content in India. The viewership numbers do matter to the streaming platform, especially given how Netflix attracted 15.7 million subscribers in 2020 so far.
