https://www.jpost.com/opinion/response-to-michael-ches-snl-joke-is-unreasonable-659839
On the most recent episode of NBC’s popular American television
show Saturday Night Live, comedian Michael Che dropped a stupid joke
about Israel and the coronavirus
vaccine: “Israel is reporting that they’ve vaccinated half of their
population,” Che said. “I’m going to guess it’s the Jewish half.”
It
was a bad joke, an insensitive joke, a joke that not only distorted
reality but played into all the ugly antisemitic stereotypes about
selfish Jews caring only about themselves. It’s a joke that would have
been better off left unspoken. It was also completely wrong. All
Israelis over 16 are eligible to receive the vaccine, and that includes
seven million Jewish citizens and two million Arab citizens.
But still, a little proportion is in order.
Did the American Jewish Committee really have to issue a statement, organize a petition, and demand an apology?
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