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

Rabbi Steve Leder, a technical advisor for Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This,” has strongly condemned series star Adam Brody for calling Israel’s actions in Gaza “genocide.” Leder stated that Brody’s comments were “ignorant” and that he misused the term, adding that Brody’s flippant attitude towards such a word was “disgusting.” Other Jewish organizations, including the Coalition for Jewish Values and the Israeli-American Council, also denounced Brody’s statement as ignorant and harmful, linking such rhetoric to increased violence against Jews.

• 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.