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No. No Netflix.

So no Palestinian writers. No Palestinian directors. No final cut.

This is a reference to , a prominent Arab-American writer and analyst. In 2017, after Netflix announced it would produce a satirical series about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict ( The Spy and later Fauda -style shows), Ibish famously quipped on social media: “Netflix: ‘We want to tell the Palestinian story.’ Palestinians: ‘Okay, how?’ Netflix: ‘…By hiring Israelis to play us and writing us as terrorists.’ Hussein Ibish: ‘No. No Netflix.’” The phrase “Hussein who said no Netflix” became a meme among pro-Palestinian activists criticizing the entertainment industry’s tendency to sideline Palestinian voices. Ibish has repeatedly argued that streaming platforms often tokenize or misrepresent the occupation without giving Palestinians creative control. hussein who said no netflix

But our data says—

Want me to adjust the tone (more serious, more satirical, or based on a specific actual quote from Ibish)? No Palestinian directors

An award-winning Israeli team! They really get the conflict.

(Hussein stands.)

We have a Palestinian food consultant for the hummus scenes.

(slowly): Do they get the checkpoints? The demolitions? The refugees? In 2017, after Netflix announced it would produce

Who’s writing it?

We’re so excited. A gritty drama set in Ramallah— West Bank Nights . Authentic. Gritty. Bingeable.