With the ongoing genocide of Palestinians by Israel, a US entertainment company has unveiled a plan to raise money to save Palestinian families.
Palestinian people have been cooking, singing, and performing on Tiktok and Instagram to play to the social media sites algorithms in order to gain followers and collect donations.
Now Verdant Docutainment, a California-based reality TV company, plan an exciting new show showcasing the range of Palestinian talent. Viewers will vote on who progresses and who is eliminated… sorry, bad word choice, voted out. Only Israel is actually eliminating innocent Palestinians.
The final Palestinian winner of the ten-week show, assuming they also survive Israel bombing their homes and hospitals, will receive $1000 and a plane ticket from Jerusalem to the US. When it was pointed out to Verdant Docutainment that they wouldn’t be able to enter Israel to use the ticket, company CEO Jack Fredrickson said: “it’s the thought that counts. Anyway, we’re raising awareness.”
This is a satirical article of a very serious situation. If you would like to actually support Palestinians suffering under Israel genocide, Molly Shah is doing fantastic work on Bluesky, and you should follow her to find people to help.