Arab Labor

Arab Labor (, Avoda Aravit; , Shughl Arab) is an Israeli sitcom television series, created by Sayed Kashua. History The series premiered on Keshet Channel 2 in Israel in 2007. The second season was broadcast in 2008 and the third season in 2012. The series, whose title in colloquial Hebrew carries the implication of "shoddy or second-rate work", focuses on the family and work situations of Amjad, an Arab-Israeli journalist. Much of the comedy is derived from the paradox of Amjad's love-hate relationship with his Arab identity and his simultaneous wish to integrate comfortably into Israeli society. Poking fun at the cultural divide, Kashua's characters play on religious, cultural and political differences to depict the mixed society prevalent in Israel. In the United States, the program aired nationally on Link TV. It also appeared on KCET in Los Angeles in 2014.