Nobody Wants This creator says she disagrees with Adam Brody’s ‘free Palestine’ comments
Erin Foster, creator of Netflix comedy *Nobody Wants This*, said she disagrees with star Adam Brody’s call for a free Palestine, while stressing that differing views can coexist on the show’s set. She said the series remains a “love letter to Judaism” and that she wants Jewish viewers to feel seen amid the current climate.
Brody recently described Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide and called for a free Palestine, citing the death and misery of the war. The show, inspired by Foster’s experience of becoming Jewish, returns for its third season this week; its central couple, played by Kristen Bell and Brody, move in together. Foster has previously advocated a two-state resolution and said Palestinians and Jews deserve to live in peace.
In short
- Foster says she disagrees with Brody’s free Palestine comments.
- She describes the series as a love letter to Judaism.
- Brody called Israel’s actions in Gaza genocide.
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The case for
Foster’s position can be understood as defending a distinct Jewish cultural story and the comfort of Jewish viewers who may feel vulnerable amid the war. She can disagree with Brody’s characterisation of Israel’s actions while supporting peace and a two-state resolution, and still regard respectful disagreement among colleagues as compatible with making the programme.
The case against
Brody’s appeal for a free Palestine and his description of Israel’s actions as genocide can be understood as a response to the deaths and suffering in Gaza, and as a call to uphold Palestinian rights and self-determination. From this perspective, expressing that view publicly is compatible with respecting Jewish identity and with a series celebrating Judaism; solidarity with Palestinians need not negate Jewish viewers’ desire to feel seen.