In this scene, a group of rabbis and other Jews in a Romanian ghetto gather to torture and kill the father of Theodor Herzl's mistress, the owner of a brothel. The man was found guilty of marrying a non-Jewish woman.
(Al-Manar TV, Lebanon, November 1, 2003)
Man: "Water, water."
Head Rabbi: "You hold his nose shut. You, open his mouth with tongs. You, pour lead into his mouth. You, cut off his ears. You, stab his body with a knife before the lead kills him. This is a sacred Talmudic court; if any of you fails in his mission I will try you just like this criminal."
(The men proceed to carry out their duties, pouring lead down the man's throat, cutting off his ears, and stabbing him.)
Man: "Water, water."
Cool, huh? This was a scene from the new Syrian TV series - it seems that they must be in competition with the Egyptian "Elders of Zion" masterpiece. Just imagine the outcry if anyone would dare make - nay, dare propose - a movie based on the "Satanic Verses".
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