British Airways has pulled plans to show a Jewish sitcom through its inflight entertainment system as part of its response to October 7. The airline delayed plans to add the comedy series Hapless, which has been shown on Netflix and Amazon Prime, to its in-flight entertainment system to avoid any appearance of taking sides in the ongoing conflict. The satire follows misadventures of a London-based cynical journalist for a fictional Jewish newspaper and has been called the British version of the US sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm. British Airways Business Class Seat With Screen According to the Spafax media agency, BA Press office have asked us to review content on board and being booked in relation to Israel/Palestine and the conflict currently happening. Their preference is to remain as neutral in these situations as possible. As a result we’ve been asked to remove Hapless from the December line-up but are very happy to book this once the conflict dies down. They refuse to show a Jewish sitcom and thinks that this isn’t ‘taking sides in the conflict,’ indeed perhaps the most objectionable thing is British Airways not wanting to take sides against Hamas, terrorism, and the mission to cleanse Jews ‘from the river to the sea’ (and, indeed, beyond). British Airways Club World Entertainment Screen British Airways had entered into an agreement in August to show the first season of the show starting in December. They set aside the deal in the days following the Hamas murder and rape of civilians, including young children. The television show has nothing to do with Hamas or conflict between Israel and Palestinians. It features Jewish people living in the Jewish state. British Airways has made to avoid showing the sitcom because of its Jewishness . A British Airways spokesperson offers this milquetoast response, We are proud to offer a wide range of entertainment options for our customers to enjoy. We are constantly reviewing our content and are in the process of planning our 2024 schedule. British Airways Club World Cabin Screens Ironically, the British government told Palestinians they’d support a state in exchange for rising up against the Ottoman Empire. Yet Mandatory Palestine, conceded by the Ottomans and designated for British administration by the League of Nations, included Transjordan after Damascus fell to the French. The requirement of the Balfour declaration to create a “national home for the Jewish people” alongside the Palestinians did not apply to what then became a separate Jordan. Jordan should have become part of a Palestinian state. Instead, Palestinians rejected one in 1947 and went to war. The British government, which has heavily subsidized British Airways, was not always so neutral! (HT: Paddle Your Own Kanoo)
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