The Jordanian film "Farha," by director Darin J. Sallam, was made available Dec. 1 on Netflix, and has already caused an uproar in Israel for a scene in which Israeli soldiers are depicted murdering a Palestinian family during the 1948 war. The scene has led to a social media protest in which many Israelis have called for a boycott of the streaming giant and attacked its decision to broadcast the film on its platform. Many have expressed their protest by canceling their Netflix subscriptions.
Among the leaders of the protest is actress and model Nataly Dadon, who posted on her Instagram account, which has 800,000 followers, “The reason for canceling my subscription: values come before entertainment. Netflix adds a movie called 'Farha' whose sole aim is to increase antisemitism. It’s not the only anti-Israel show that gets a platform on Netflix. There’s something very cynical and hurtful when there’s a movie featured whose goal is to present us as a cruel and merciless people.”
