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January 2, 2019

Netflix Pulls Episode of Hasan Minhaj's Show for Criticizing Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi Killing
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Netflix is coming under fire for pulling an episode of U.S. comedian
Hasan Minhaj's show "Patriot Act" from Saudi Arabia, after officials
from the kingdom complained to the streaming company. The episode, which
became available in late October, a few weeks after Saudi journalist
Jamal Khashoggi's murder in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, was sharply
critical of the Saudi royal family and, in particular, Crown Prince
Mohammed bin Salman.

Hasan Minhaj: "MBS was shocked by all of the anger over the killing of
one journalist. According to The Wall Street Journal, on a phone call
with Jared Kushner, MBS asked, 'Why the outrage?' And frankly, MBS's
confusion is completely understandable. He has been getting away with
autocratic [bleep] like this for years with almost no blowback from the
international community."

Minhaj slams the Saudi regime and the crown prince for their cover-up of
Khashoggi's killing, the persecution of women and human rights
activists, and their central role in the ongoing war on Yemen. He also
calls out the long-standing relationship between Saudi Arabia and the
United States, and skewers the Western portrayal of the crown prince as
a modern reformer.


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