HBO's Our Boys causes controversy in Israel
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The 10-part series that brought Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers together to portray the aftermath of the kidnapping and murder of three Jewish teenagers by Hamas militants, which led to a Palestinian teenager being burned to death, is "under attack" in Israel, reports The New York Times. "Some critics have accused the creators of skewing reality and ignoring what they say is the more common scourge of Palestinian terrorism against Israelis, creating a false equivalency between the two and tarnishing Israel’s image," reports The Times' Isabel Kershner. She adds: "HBO has not responded to the complaints, and the criticism has grown more virulent. In a menacing Facebook post on Saturday, Avihu Gamliel, identified in the Israeli news media as the brother of a convicted member of the militant Jewish underground, posted mug shots of the series’ three local directors, urging his followers to 'remember these faces well.' By Sunday, the post had been shared more than 800 times before it was removed."
