Oops! Israeli Government Mistakenly Sends Out Flotilla Incident Parody YouTube Video

It seems that no matter how serious the topic, there’s always space for a comically inappropriate mistake. The Israeli Government Press Office, intending to send out to its employees a video parodying the humanitarians and/or activists on the flotilla the Israeli military seized a few weeks ago, sent it to their entire media rolodex, including some sources not entirely favorable to the Israeli government.

Wire Update has the report:

The Israeli Government Press Office on Friday apologized to journalists after it inadvertently sent out a YouTube link to a video parody about the Flotilla incident last Monday.

On Friday, the Israeli Government Press Office accidentally e-mailed a YouTube video link to journalists, including journalists from BNO News. The video, created by Latma TV, used music from the 1985-song “We Are the World,” which was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie.

It took the Israeli Government Press Office almost three hours to retract the e-mail. “ would like to recall the message, “CAroline Glick and the Flotilla Band”,” a brief e-mail to journalists said.

Awkward! Though the Press Office has apologized, and sent out a disclaimer that “The contents of the video in no way reflect the official policy of the State of Israel, the Government Press Office or any other government body.”

If you’re wondering why the need to distance themselves from the video’s message so much, here’s the video:

http://www.mediaite.com/online/oops-israeli-government-mistakenly-sends-out-flotilla-incident-parody-youtube-video/

i heard that woman interviewed on the radio and she said the parody was written by professional writers. :wow:

I can't believe some people actually thought this would help Israel's image. Like, duh. I understand there are those who use humor to express frustration and to help cope with tragedy. One should be sensitive to the fact that humor is very subjective and "gallows" humor especially so.

http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=178167

guess mocking the death of Muslims is an acceptable thing for many