Casting choices embed unacknowledged political histories and conflicts

Evidence

Racial passing and ambiguity is triply played on in the dialogue quoted earlier in that an Israeli actor is portraying an Arab Muslim who is impersonating a Jew. It is not just any actor playing this character; hiring Fehr represents a culmination of choices based on the production and direction of the series as it overlaps with the written script and the chosen actor’s performance. In this sense, historical interpretation is both hidden and in plain sight—much like a sleeper cell. — Junaid Rana, Terrifying Muslims, 384

Categorization

• SHARE: The observation that an Israeli actor portraying an Arab Muslim who is impersonating a Jew mirrors a sleeper cell in structure would delight anyone teaching media criticism or race studies.