| As a Jew living in Israel, I thought the Nissan advert was of gratuitous bad taste. Having said that, the ad parodied a particular stratum of Saudia society - the priviledged and often corrupt oil-rich - the majority of Saudis live in abject poverty; so the accusation of racism is rather weak. It is also true that Saudi TV has for years demonised the `Jew" in various ugly screen representations. Nevertheless, cultural stereotyping such as this serves no-one any good and will not help further regional conciliation. |
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