The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/eretz-nehederet/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:40:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Eretz Nehederet | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/eretz-nehederet/ 32 32 Freed hostage Alon Ohel plays piano on ‘Eretz Nehederet’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/freed-hostage-alon-ohel-plays-piano-on-eretz-nehederet/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 04:13:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3677953 Ohel, wearing a patch on his right eye due to untreated injuries he sustained on October 7, plainly enjoys the performance of 'Under the Sky,' which closes a circle

The post Freed hostage Alon Ohel plays piano on ‘Eretz Nehederet’ appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> ‘Eretz Nehederet’ makes poignant remake of Israeli rap song https://www.timesofisrael.com/eretz-nehederet-makes-poignant-remake-of-israeli-rap-song/ Sun, 04 May 2025 12:31:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3540841 Satirical sketch show borrows Jimbo J's new work 'White Sail' for a litany of all of Israel's recent troubles

The post ‘Eretz Nehederet’ makes poignant remake of Israeli rap song appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> ‘Eretz Nehederet’ cast and Hanan Ben Ari sing for hostage Alon Ohel https://www.timesofisrael.com/eretz-nehederet-cast-and-hanan-ben-ari-sing-for-hostage-alon-ohel/ Wed, 12 Mar 2025 15:30:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3501554 The singer plays a yellow piano, symbolizing the struggle to free the hostages held in Gaza, and dedicates a song to the budding pianist

The post ‘Eretz Nehederet’ cast and Hanan Ben Ari sing for hostage Alon Ohel appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Israeli comedy show mocks Red Cross as a taxi service https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-comedy-show-mocks-red-cross-as-a-taxi-service/ Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:21:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3476586 In 'Eretz Nehederet' sketch, worker transporting freed hostage explains that group now only offers drives, not humanitarian aid

The post Israeli comedy show mocks Red Cross as a taxi service appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> TV satire has Netanyahu urging the public to forget his failures https://www.timesofisrael.com/tv-satire-has-netanyahu-urging-public-to-forget-his-failures/ Thu, 07 Nov 2024 09:37:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3414061 Popular show 'Eretz Nehederet' opens season with sharp jab at PM over the Gaza war and hostage release efforts

The post TV satire has Netanyahu urging the public to forget his failures appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> ‘Without the world’: ‘Eretz Nehederet’ song mocks gov’t’s standing abroad https://www.timesofisrael.com/without-the-world-eretz-nehederet-song-mocks-governments-standing-abroad/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 02:53:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3255301 Actors on Israeli satire show playing members of Netanyahu government, which is increasingly isolated on global stage, belt out take of 1985 charity benefit hit, 'We are the world'

The post ‘Without the world’: ‘Eretz Nehederet’ song mocks gov’t’s standing abroad appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Michael Rapaport skewers Hollywood in ‘Eretz Nehederet’ skit https://www.timesofisrael.com/michael-rapaport-skewers-hollywood-in-eretz-nehederet-skit/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 02:54:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3235573 In mock Oscars ceremony, comedian calls out celebrities for not protesting Hamas's Oct. 7 attack or advocating for the hostages

The post Michael Rapaport skewers Hollywood in ‘Eretz Nehederet’ skit appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Actor Brett Gelman joins ‘Eretz Nehederet’ to skewer US progressives https://www.timesofisrael.com/actor-brett-gelman-joins-eretz-nehederet-to-skewer-us-progressives/ Wed, 27 Dec 2023 08:52:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3187286 In Christmas-themed skit, star of 'Stranger Things' and 'Fleabag' plays professor who misinforms woke students about Jewish 'colonialist power,' insists Jesus is Palestinian

The post Actor Brett Gelman joins ‘Eretz Nehederet’ to skewer US progressives appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Michael Rapaport in Israeli TV skit satirizing US college antisemitism https://www.timesofisrael.com/actor-michael-rapaport-appears-on-israeli-show-satirizing-us-college-antisemitism/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 11:44:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3177337 Harry Potter sketch mocks heads of universities who refused to directly condemn calls for genocide of Jews; satirical song highlights inequality between Hamas leaders, Gaza civilians

The post Michael Rapaport in Israeli TV skit satirizing US college antisemitism appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> ‘Your debacle has eclipsed mine’: Golda’s ghost haunts PM in satire skit https://www.timesofisrael.com/your-debacle-has-eclipsed-mine-goldas-ghost-haunts-pm-in-satire-skit/ Fri, 24 Nov 2023 06:30:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3161347 'Eretz Nehederet' depicts ex-PM, seen as responsible for Yom Kippur War, thanking Netanyahu for replacing her as premier most associated with worst intel failure in Israeli history

The post ‘Your debacle has eclipsed mine’: Golda’s ghost haunts PM in satire skit appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> ‘The kidnapped baby is torturing you?’: BBC satirized hours before real-life apology https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-kidnapped-baby-is-torturing-you-bbc-satirized-hours-before-real-life-apology/ Wed, 15 Nov 2023 16:28:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3154543 In skit deriding biased war coverage, Israel's 'Eretz Nehederet' depicts anchor sympathizing with sleep-deprived Hamas chief; soon after it aired, network had to apologize for real

The post ‘The kidnapped baby is torturing you?’: BBC satirized hours before real-life apology appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Israeli show’s satirizing of US student support for Hamas goes viral https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-satire-shows-mocking-of-us-student-support-for-hamas-goes-viral/ Mon, 06 Nov 2023 19:27:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3146404 Eretz Nehederet clip racking millions of views shows ultra-liberal students espousing antisemitism, cheerfully backing Gaza terrorist who responds with derision and death threats

The post Israeli show’s satirizing of US student support for Hamas goes viral appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Daily Briefing Oct. 12: Comics fans marvel at choice of Sabra; IDF builds fake Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-oct-12-comics-fans-marvel-at-choice-of-sabra-idf-builds-fake-gaza/ Wed, 12 Oct 2022 10:10:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2850960 Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian reports on continued manhunt for soldiers' killers; culture editor Jessica Steinberg explains Eretz Nehederet's 20-year staying power

The post Daily Briefing Oct. 12: Comics fans marvel at choice of Sabra; IDF builds fake Gaza appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Israel’s favorite sketch comedy show celebrates 20 years of political satire https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-favorite-sketch-comedy-show-celebrates-20-years-of-political-satire/ Sun, 09 Oct 2022 13:30:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2849854 Keshet's award-winning 'Eretz Nehederet' marks two decades of pushing the envelope with humor that has offered a mirror of Israeli society and politics

The post Israel’s favorite sketch comedy show celebrates 20 years of political satire appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> TV satirizes extremist Itamar Ben Gvir with ‘Springtime for Hitler’ takeoff https://www.timesofisrael.com/tv-satirizes-extremist-itamar-ben-gvir-with-springtime-for-hitler-takeoff/ Thu, 22 Sep 2022 12:38:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2841735 In 'Eretz Nehederet' homage to song from Mel Brooks's 'The Producers,' Ben Gvir fills in for Nazi dictator, espousing policies against Arabs, gays and 'lefties'

The post TV satirizes extremist Itamar Ben Gvir with ‘Springtime for Hitler’ takeoff appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]>