An episode in the series "Nurses" that showed an ultra-Orthodox who refuses a transplant without knowing the identity of the donor has received much criticism and condemnation - now comes the response
After the creators of the TV drama "Nurses" ("Sisters" or "Brothers") were charged this week with a plot line with antisemitic signs, it seems that NBC, the network that broadcasts the series, decided to shelve the episode with the scene in question - according to the "Deadline" website.
I think this is the most antisemitic thing I have ever seen in a TV show pic.twitter.com/oS1hPFIjcj
- Seffi Kogen (@seffikogen) February 24, 2021
The scene from the series
The network was severely criticized by Jewish organizations in the United States, which were outraged at a scene in which the figure of an Orthodox Jew named Israel is seen, an injured basketball player who refuses to have a bone graft in his leg.
Due to the fact that he does not know the identity of the donor, he and his father vehemently refuse to be a donation from a "dead gentile, Arab or woman."
In the scene the nurse responds with the cynical remark "Or, God forbid, an Arab woman."
According to the report, the final episode of the current season of Hospital Drama cannot currently be viewed on NBC's digital platforms.
If so, the decision to remove it stems from the anger expressed by organizations such as the Simon Wiesenthal Center and StopAntisemitism.org, whose tweet from its official Twitter account expressed resentment over the scene in question and ended with a statement "lies and labels leading to violence."
This is the second accusation of anti-Semitism that the network has received in recent days.
Earlier this week, a sketch of the long-running sketch show "Saturday Night Live" was accused of an antisemitic scent.
This is after Michael Che, the presenter of the satirical news section "The Weekend Update" on the show, said that Israel reports that it has vaccinated half of its population against the corona, adding: "I guess it is half the Jew."
Jewish officials in the United States did not find humor in the joke.
The American Jewish Committee even stepped up to draft a network petition calling on the show's producers to apologize for the joke.
Israel's ambassador to the United States and the United Nations, Gilad Ardan, also called on the network to apologize, describing the punch as "a joke that stems from ignorance" and "a commemoration of anti-Semitism."
So far, NBC spokesmen have refused to comment and have not issued an apology.
