The new season of "VIP Survival" aired only last night (Saturday) and is already provoking agitated reactions.
This is in light of what appears to be a racist statement on the part of actor Henry David, one of its participants.
In yesterday's episode, David was shown agitated in the presence of the Tribal Council, defining himself as a "racist" and describing feelings of disgust from someone who defines himself as more Oriental than he is.
"I have a rejection from a person who is from a more eastern tribe than me," David is seen saying in a teaser for the episode that will air tonight (Sunday).
"I admit it, I have a rejection. I am an Achilleshilling racist."
It should be noted that this may be an editorial prank, in which sentences were attached to each other and taken out of context.
This led to a sharp reaction from Shai Glick, director general of B'Tselem, who turned to Superintendent David Regev, Commissioner of Public Inquiries of the Second Television and Radio Authority, due to yesterday's broadcast: "I was amazed to see hate, incitement and racism against "Eastern Testimony, Second Israel," he wrote in a letter, copies of which were also given to the Minister of Communications and the government unit to coordinate the fight against racism.
"That there is racism in the country unfortunately it is clear, and there is hatred of Orientals, but to give it a stage in a premiere broadcast?", He wrote.
"I will emphasize that this is not a live broadcast, but a late screening. That is, the program's editors deliberately chose to play it, in order to polarize, divide and do ratings. Yes, I know the constant excuses: 'It is meant to give the public a look.' What is given to pedophiles? Rapists? Thieves?
There is a limit to every trick, "he added." Israeli law prohibits advertising for racist purposes, and that is exactly what is being done here.
This thing has affected millions of citizens and I have received many inquiries already at night about it.
I demand that you immediately fine the channel, demand to broadcast a clear apology already in the upcoming show, and also throw the racist back from his show home.
"Every racist knows that there is a price to pay for racism."
B'Tselem "defines itself as a human rights organization in the Jewish spirit," whose goal is to end discrimination between Jews and Arabs.