Israel’s Big Brother TV show has some unwelcome guests: Hamas hackers
JERUSALEM -- The Israeli version of the reality TV hit Big Brother had some unwelcome guests on Friday night: hackers from the militant Palestinian group Hamas who interrupted the show for nearly three minutes with a dose of their own menacing reality.
It was considered one of the most anticipated episodes of season as three popular housemates were about to be booted out. However, as satellite viewers tuned in to see who out of their favorite celebs would get to stay on for the final episodes, the screen suddenly switched to what appeared to be a Hamas propaganda video showing dead bodies and lots of eerie warnings in Hebrew.
Set against a score of overly dramatic music, the clip urged Israelis to “learn from the past,” and accused them of murdering Palestinian women and school children in cold blood. The clip also included footage from recent attacks by Palestinians against Israelis and animated characters ramming their cars into Israeli bus stops or stabbing Israeli soldiers in the neck.
Subtitles in Hebrew splashed across the screen in red writing stated: “The year started in Tel Aviv” – referring to the New Year's Day attack by Arab Israeli Nashat Milhem who gunning down patrons in a bar on Tel Aviv’s central Dizengoff street. Followed by a reminder: “Now we are back on Dizengoff so stay at home, this story is not over.”
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