Prank Egypt TV show exposes depth of Israel hostility

[FarCenter]

A prank Egyptian talk show that infuriates guests by duping them into believing they are on Israeli TV reveals the antipathy many hold for the Jewish state despite a wintry peace treaty between the neighbours.

"Judgement after Deliberations," aired nightly by private Nahar satellite television during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, invites guests on the air under the pretence that they are participating in a German talk show.

But once the show is under way, they are told that they are on Israeli television.

The guests -- artists, politicians, writers -- are invariably outraged.

One of them, an actor, slapped the anchor woman. Another grabbed an actor playing the show's producer and shakes him by the hair.

The show, which has also run during previous Ramadans, provides a glimpse into the suspicion, and in some cases outright hatred, Egypt's cultural elite reserves for Israel.

http://www.france24.com/en/20120804-prank-egypt-tv-show-exposes-depth-israel-hostility

[Mosby]

1. more coverage

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[MADem]

2. This kind of shit is, sadly, a regular feature during the "Holy Month."

It just seems that some quarters (influential ones, too) are unable to celebrate their religious holiday without doing this kind of shit. It is not anything that is sanctioned or encouraged in the Quran, it is purely a fetid and frothy mixture of religion and politics--and most unfortunate.