Coexistence in Israel can be just as beautiful as a unicorn - special but imaginary.
They fantasize about it, use it in series, show it in reality shows and build projects on it, even though it only exists in fantasy.
And if this is indeed the case, then how do we catalog a youth series that takes place in a bilingual school?
Is this a normal youth drama, or a work of the fantasy and fantasy genre?
It's true, you don't have to define everything, and certainly not "Madrasah" (from yesterday on a daily broadcast in this educational channel), but the conflict between an alternative reality and life itself hovers over the series at every moment.
For example, in the first episode, the new student complains about the difficulties of acclimating in a mixed class of Jews and Arabs.
Fantasy or Madrasa? "Madrasah", photo: courtesy of Kana Educational
"Everyone here is nerdy. It's a hotbed. We're like a family, we love each other, we'll never hurt each other. They have no idea where they live," he said to his friend, then changed the topic of conversation to music.
Because the boys in the "Madrasa" symbolize some sort of purity that can be distilled from coexistence.
This is how it should look.
Because of this, in the world of the series, the young people are actually an antithesis to the way in which the stereotypical parent and teacher characters are presented, who get involved in racist statements or who act from such a perception.
"Madrasa" was written by Seyed Kashua and directed by Guri Alfi, and stars, among others, Roi Bar Natan, Alma Zak, Neli Tager, Valeri Hamati and others.
She speaks to teenagers, but adults can also be easily drawn into her alternative reality.
Kashua's writing is suitable for all ages.
In this sense, his youth series recalls the merits of the work most identified with him - the comedy "Arab Job", which provided the mainstream with an easily digestible glimpse of the reality of the Arab citizen's life.
"Avoda" had Norman Issa, and "Madrasa" has his son (Lir Issa) in the main role.
The common motto present in both series is equality, recognition and inclusion of the other.
Because if it doesn't start with education - it will never start.
If it doesn't start in education - it will never start.
"Madrasa", photo: Courtesy of here educational
Against the background of the discourse on discrimination laws, "Madrasah" is a fantasy about how coexistence should exist in Israel.
TV has always been good at escapism.
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