Finding space for satire in the Israel-Hamas war
NPRFinding space for satire in the Israel-Hamas war AILSA CHANG, HOST: What is the role of humor at a time of war? NPR's Daniel Estrin reports on the ways they're embracing satire to express their grief and anger, often with language that makes audiences pay attention. DANIEL ESTRIN, BYLINE: Israel's version of "Saturday Night Live" is "Eretz Nehederet" - "A Wonderful Country." ESTRIN: In Gaza, dark humor has always helped Palestinians survive between the wars, but now there is no comic relief, with more than 11,000 people killed in Israeli bombings and fresh horrors every day - food and water running out, people spending their days trying to survive. ESTRIN: The Egyptian comic was on Piers Morgan's show recently with sardonic humor about his wife, who has family in Gaza.
History of this topic
‘Piers Morgan: Israel is ISIS': Egyptian comedian's interview on Gaza war goes viral
Hindustan TimesDiscover Related
)
