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PA Cuts Satirical TV Series


(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - The Palestinian Authority leadership has ordered Palestine TV to stop airing Watan ala Watar (Homeland on a String) after the show came under fire for allegedly ridiculing PA policemen, physicians and civil servants. Bassam Zakarneh, chairman of the Public Workers Union in the West Bank, claimed that the last few episodes had depicted policemen as drunkards and ridiculed Yasser Arafat. Imad Farajeen, one of the producers of the show, responded: "This decision is not only about Watan ala Watar, but also about general freedoms - especially freedom of expression."
2011-08-18 00:00:00
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