“Coexistence, My Ass!”: Israeli Comedian Noam Shuster Eliassi Uses Humor to Oppose Occupation

“Coexistence, My Ass!”: Israeli Comedian Noam Shuster Eliassi Uses Humor to Oppose Occupation

Coexistence, My Ass! is a new documentary opening Wednesday in New York highlighting Noam Shuster Eliassi, an Israeli comedian and peace activist. Shuster Eliassi hopes for justice and equality for Palestinians and “to make present the elephant in the room” that a lot of artists in Israel “prefer to ignore.” We also speak with director Amber Fares, who says the film — like others dealing with the topic of Palestine — is struggling to find distrib

Amber Fares on the Comedy Connection of "Coexistence, My Ass"

The director discusses her profile of Noam Shuster Eliassi as she tries humor to bridge the divide between Israel and Palestine in turbulent times. The post Amber Fares on a Comedian’s Hopes for the Middle East to Get Its Act Together When it Comes to Peace in “Coexistence, My Ass” appeared first on The Moveable Fest.