Nissan can, but they must be punished !!!!!
You will need to follow this link and watch the video which is in English or has English sub-titles. It is from the Israeli news source Haaretz.
Saudi Arabia's MBC TV began its Sunday night news edition not with Syrian President Bashar Assad's trip to Iran, nor with Palestinian infighting in Gaza - but with an outraged report on an Israeli TV commercial.
The advertisement shows wealthy Arab oil barons enraged that a Nissan car is so fuel efficient.
MBC proceeded to interview a Saudi representative, who was asked why he thought Israel would broadcast the commercial. He warned of a boycott of Nissan by Persian Gulf states, and demanded the company apologize.
If you can’t get the video to work then as stated above the highly comical advert shows a group of Arab oil barons enraged at the sight of a Nissan car. Their leader flies into a rage and starts banging the bonnet of his own stretch limo. He bellows (this is one of the sub-titled bits) “My God destroy your home! Hawks should peck at you day and night. . be cursed”.
Then the MBC news presenter, a young woman with dyed blond hair a fetching low top and white trouser suit interviews a real Saudi Representative who declares that Nissan must be punished and boycotted and demands an apology. Israel is also condemned for "igniting racist instincts"
Remember, you can in a Nissan.
Because I have my manners I will give a hat tip to where I spotted this. A Telegraph blog by one dozy bint Urmee Khan, who is also outraged and who I doubt will last long at the DT. I keep hoping that she is being ironic, but I fear she is for real.
Posted on 3:42 AM by Esmerelda Weatherwax
Comments
7 Aug 2008
Mary Jackson
Ha! That is funny, despite the po-faced Urmee Khan.
Looking at some of her other posts, she has no sense of humour at all, but tries to be arch and knowing. It's embarrassing to read.
Tea does induce errant apostrophes (if that's you). I find beer or wine chases them away.
7 Aug 2008
Artemis
I saw this in the U.S. on one of the cable news networks, but without the subtitles, and without the comment that it was playing in Israel.
I was hoping that the enraged Saudi representative being interviewed on MBC would slam the table and call on Allah to cause hawks to peck out the Israelis' eyes for misrepresenting the peaceful practitioners of the Religion of Peace™ in the Nissan commercial. Maybe Nissan can use that idea in their next commercial.
