A new show on Saudi television has portrayed the struggles of Jewish people living in the Gulf around the time of the establishment of Israel.
Aaron’s Mother on Saudi channel MBC depicts an elderly Jewish woman living in the region during the 1940’s and 50’s, and has been broadcast across the Middle East during Ramadan.
Played by Hayat Al-Fayad, the main character can be heard saying in one scene: “people here used to live like brothers, not divided by religion.”
In one episode, set in 1948, word spreads amongst the show’s villagers that Israel has been established. One character shouts “the Jews have raped Jerusalem” before a Jew is found dead in the local synagogue.
