Having my tea while my breakfast congee is cooking & watching one of my fave YouTube channels, the #FridayNightSemites podcast.
Hosted by #Palestinian #comedian Sammy Obeid & #Jewish #filmmaker Josh Healey.
Currently watching this episode:
Noam Shuster-Eliassi: The Israeli Comic Laughing in the Face of Apartheid
Noam Shuster-Eliassi is a self-described ātraitor comedianā ā an Israeli artist, activist, and all-around cultural troublemaker who isnāt afraid to push the boundaries of whatās possible. Growing up in Israelās only intentional Jewish/Palestinian community called Neve Shalom / Wahat as-Salam (āOasis of Peaceā), Noam refused to join the Israeli army and instead became an organizer against the occupation. Now, sheās turning her unique perspective into comedy that takes on everything from Israeli censorship to the contradictions of what she calls the āpeace industry.ā Think of her humor as the antidote to Israelās polished PRāchallenging, honest, and unapologetically bold.
In this episode, Noam breaks down her one-woman show, Coexistence My Ass (yes, thatās really the name), the reactions to her pro-Palestine material, and the toll of being a loud voice for human rights and equality from Gaza to the West Bank and inside present-day Israel itself. She also dishes out some wild stories from her time at East Jerusalemās āCorona Hotelā quarantine, shares what itās like to speak at international peace summits without pulling punches, and dives into her own, not-so-sanitized take on Israelās official narratives. This conversation gets real about the risks (and occasional rewards) of using comedy to cut through apartheid, dehumanization, and the unspoken hierarchies baked into Israeli society.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=64atewhC8vE
#podcast #Israel #NoamShuster #Humour #JewishComedian #Palestine #Gaza #comedy #StandUpComedy #IsraeliComic #ComicActivism #LaughterIsMedicine #FreePalestine #Humanitarians #AntiZionistJews #ZionismIsACult #conversations #JewsAgainstOccupation