After a Mickey Mouse look-alike sparked international outrage by promoting jihad on Hamas TV, the embarrassed
Gaza government found a convenient solution for taking the show off the air. “Mickey” became a martyr.
The Hamas “Mickey,” named Farfur, was beaten to death by an Israeli security official in the weekly children’s series Pioneers of Tomorrow. The show preached hate and Islamic domination against the Jews, Israel and America.
In the final episode, Farfur’s grandfather entrusts him with documents proving land in Israel belonged to their family. Farfur promises to protect his land from the “filthy” and “plundering” Jews. An Israeli security officer interrogates Farfur and offers bribes in exchange for the documents.
Israeli security officer: Sit down, my dear Farfur. We want you to give us the land documents. We want to give you lots of money. Then we’ll take the documents, and that’s it.
Farfur: No, we’re not the kind of people who sell our land to terrorists.
Israeli: Farfur! I want you to give the papers to me. Give them to me!
Farfur: I won’t give you the documents, never!
Israeli: Farfur, Farfur! [As he beats the mouse] Give me the documents! Farfur!”
Farfur: I won’t give them to criminal despicable terrorists!
Israeli: Are you calling us criminals, Farfur?! [beating continues] Here, take this! And this!
Farfur: Stop! Stop it!
The scene ends and Farfur is sent to prison.
Then the host of the show appears and, with a sad voice, announces: “Children, we have lost our dearest friend, Farfur. Farfur has become a martyr because he wanted to protect his land. He became a martyr at the hands of criminals and murderers, the murderers of innocent children.”
A child then calls the show. The host says, “You have surely seen how Farfur died as a martyr at the hands of the
Jews. What would you like to say to the Jews?”
The 3-year-old girl, Shaimaa, answers, “We don’t like the Jews because they are
dogs! We will fight them. They have killed Farfur!”