Hamas TV drops militant Mickey Mouse

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Hamas TV drops militant Mickey Mouse
A program using a Mickey Mouse-like character to urge Palestinian children to fight Israel and the West and work for world Islamic domination has been pulled off Hamas's television station for "review," Palestinian Information Minister Mustafa Barghouti said Wednesday.
Barghouti said the use of the cartoon character in such a role represented a "mistaken approach" to the Palestinian struggle against Israeli occupation.

Barghouti wrote that following a request from his ministry, the program was pulled from the Hamas-affiliated Al Aksa TV and "placed under review."
In the statement, Barghouti said his ministry "would continue to ensure freedom of expression and freedom of the press, but that media outlets breaking the law would be penalized."
Barghouti complained that the Mickey Mouse story continued to receive attention by "some American television stations" after it was resolved, and that media did not broadcast video of Israeli human rights violations supplied by his ministry in recent weeks.
Israel has long complained that the Palestinian airwaves are filled with incitement.
"You and I are laying the foundation for a world led by Islamists," the cartoon character squeaked on a recent episode of the show, which is titled "Tomorrow's Pioneers."
"We will return the Islamic community to its former greatness, and liberate Jerusalem, God willing, liberate Iraq, God willing, and liberate all the countries of the Muslims invaded by the murderers."
Children call in to the show, many singing Hamas anthems about fighting Israel.

Need I say more?

[StriderVM]

I think this thread would be VERY incomplete if we don't see a sample of this so called "program" .......

[TheCloudOfSmoke]

I saw the video on the news last night. It was kind of funny but I was disgusted at the same time. How could people consider such evil brainwashing to be holy? Good thing somebody might do something about that though.

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Sounds familiar.

[MiretanK]

LOL I've rotflmao'ed when I saw the news showing this. Mickey Mouse lmao.

[industrian]

Who's the leader of the club that's made for you and me?

M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E.

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Comedy Central: Daily Show: Dr. Bagelman's Hour of Hate

[S.SubZero]

The best part is how the mickey mouse guy can't even keep the head piece on, he has to keep holding it. So he looks all awkward trying to do the motions. That set just looked utterly creepy too, like it was in the back of a van or something.

Using what is obviously one of the largest symbolisms of capitalism on the planet to further your anti-western campaign probably isn't the best way to do it.

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Hamas TV refuses to axe contested kids cartoon
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- A Hamas-run television channel has defied a Palestinian government request to axe a controversial children's cartoon in which a Mickey Mouse look-alike urges resistance against Israel.

A senior official working for Al Aqsa (Jerusalem) television in the Gaza Strip said that the program - "Tomorrow's Pioneers" - would air as normal this Friday in defiance of information minister Mustafa Barghouti.

"The program will continue and it will be broadcast tomorrow at 4.00 pm [1300 GMT]. Mustafa Barghouti misunderstood the issue," said the official on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the press.

Earlier, the information ministry in the West Bank city of Ramallah said: "A politically-oriented children's television program was withdrawn by the Al Aqsa TV station today following a request by the ministry of information."

Barghouti said that the program adopted a "mistaken approach" to the Palestinian struggle against Israeli occupation and that it was wrong to use children's programs to convey political messages.

In the program, the Mickey Mouse look-alike named Farfur and a little girl urge resistance against Israel and the United States - along with stressing the importance of daily prayers and drinking milk.

The program drew strong protests from Israeli and Jewish groups, with the Anti-Defamation League slamming the station for promoting a message of radical Islam, anti-Semitism and hatred of the West.

"When you take a Mickey Mouse-like character and deliberately use it to promote an ideology of hatred, obviously it's going to have an impact on children and their thinking," said Abraham Foxman, ADL national director. "For all of their attempts to appear more moderate, Hamas is still willing to indoctrinate children into their culture of hate," added Foxman.

Hamas is the senior partner in the Palestinian national unity government and blacklisted as a terrorist organization in the West.

The Islamist movement controls a television and radio network both called Al Aqsa and has just launched a newspaper.

Apparently the initial news coming out from there was mistaken.

[Boltzmann]

These news made my day. Gotta love the palestinian mickey mouse

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What better way to say "death to America" than with one of the most iconic American cartoon characters ever made.

[industrian]

Mickey Mouse is the fifth column.

[The Magic Hobo]

Should this be America's retaliation?( Please note that Im not very good with Adobe at the best of times , but Im using a very old roller ball mouse that makes it quite hard to use the clone stamp, so please dont comment on how crap it is, I did it quickly to get my point across, not win any awards for skill in photoshop!)

[cloudsBro]

Even better than Mickey Mouse would be Homer Simpson, the true American icon

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I am waiting for other Muslim groups to match them by ripping off other characters such as Captain America or something.

[The Magic Hobo]

Originally Posted by cloudsBro

Even better than Mickey Mouse would be Homer Simpson, the true American icon

Good Point, thought I'd give it a go, Im quite pleased with how this image came out actually.

[jonc2006]

Originally Posted by Player-X

I am waiting for other Muslim groups to match them by ripping off other characters such as Captain America or something.

or barney. that would be cool.

[The Magic Hobo]

Originally Posted by jonc2006

or barney. that would be cool.

Great, now I want to try and edit an image of barney

[Player-X]

Or Sesame Street.

We are just piling on the workload for you aren't we?

[The Magic Hobo]

Originally Posted by Player-X

Or Sesame Street.

We are just piling on the workload for you aren't we?

You all most certaintly are, but I will get all of the suggestions done, I hope Im gonna be lazy and stick to the flag background and the images wont be of the highest quality but Im still gonna do it goddamn it!

Looking at that image of barney I just posted, I can hear (in tune) " I love you *cocks gun*you love me..."

EDIT: Untill someone else says another show for me to besmirch the good name of, Im up to date This sesame street image I just uploaded isn't brilliant but Im very tired and I can't be bothered to neaten it up anymore than I have!