'Nobody Wants This': Consulting Rabbi Calls Out Star's 'Ignorant' Take on 'Genocide' in Gaza

Rabbi Steve Leder, a former consulting advisor on Netflix's "Nobody Wants This," called star Adam Brody's Gaza genocide claim "ignorant" and his tone "disgusting."

'Nobody Wants This': Consulting Rabbi Calls Out Star's 'Ignorant' Take on 'Genocide' in Gaza

TL;DR

  • Rabbi Steve Leder, a technical advisor for Netflix's "Nobody Wants This," criticized star Adam Brody for calling Israel's actions in Gaza "genocide."
  • Leder described Brody's comments as "ignorant" and a misuse of the word "genocide."
  • He advised Brody that if he knows nothing about a subject, he should say nothing.
  • Adam Brody, who plays a rabbi on the show, made the "genocide" claim in a GQ interview.
  • The Coalition for Jewish Values executive vice president, Rabbi Yaakov Menken, also called Brody "ignorant."
  • The Israeli-American Council expressed "revulsion at the ignorant and harmful statement" by Brody.