Hussein Who Said No | Netflix

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.

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(slowly): Do they get the checkpoints? The demolitions? The refugees? hussein who said no netflix

(Hussein stands.)

Who’s writing it?

We have a Palestinian food consultant for the hummus scenes.

(He walks out. Jenna stares at her laptop, where a green “APPROVE PRODUCTION” button glows. She hovers. She doesn’t click.) This is a reference to , a prominent

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