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Eretz Nehederet Returns With Election Satire, Celebrity Spoofs

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The Israeli satirical show Eretz Nehederet returned with a new season featuring sharp election satire and celebrity spoofs. The premiere included Sydney Sweeney parodying conversion rumors and a spoof of the flydubai hijacking. The episode also satirized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, challenger Gadi Eisenkot, and Transportation Minister Miri Regev, alongside a sketch about exhausted IDF reservists. The show's return aims to provide commentary leading up to the October 27 elections.

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  • Eretz Nehederet returned with election satire, including a Sydney Sweeney conversion spoof.
  • The show spoofed the flydubai hijacking attempt as a Fauda episode.
  • Prime Minister Netanyahu and challenger Gadi Eisenkot were targets of political satire.
  • Transportation Minister Miri Regev was parodied for her handling of pilots.
  • A sketch satirized the struggles of IDF reservists, parodying 'The Odyssey.'
  • The show's return precedes the October 27 Israeli elections.

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