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'Nobody Wants This': Consulting rabbi calls out star's 'ignorant' take on 'genocide' in Gaza

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Kornick, L. (2026, October 1). 'Nobody Wants This': Consulting rabbi calls out star's 'ignorant' take on 'genocide' in Gaza. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/media/nobody-wants-this-consulting-rabbi-calls-out-star-ignorant-take-genocide-gaza

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Rabbi Steve Leder criticized actor Adam Brody for calling Israel's actions in Gaza "genocide" in an interview with GQ magazine. In an Instagram video, Leder, who served as a technical advisor on the Netflix series "Nobody Wants This," called Brody’s comments "ignorant." Rabbi Yaakov Menken of the Coalition for Jewish Values also condemned Brody’s statement, calling it bigoted and inconsistent with historical definitions of genocide. Fox News Digital reported these reactions but did not receive an immediate response from Brody's representatives.
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Rabbi Steve Leder, who served as a technical advisor for Season 1 of Netflix's "Nobody Wants This," criticized actor Adam Brody over comments made to GQ regarding Israel’s attack on Gaza. In a social media video, Rabbi Leder called Brody an “ignorant Jew” and accused him of misusing the term genocide, stating that there is no genocide in Gaza. The rabbi reminded Brody of his role as a consultant for the show where he ensured authenticity related to Judaism and stressed the importance of understanding the word's significance before using it. Rabbi Leder emphasized that while genocides occur elsewhere, Brody failed to mention them and used the term flippantly, which Leder found particularly disappointing given Brody’s Jewish background.

Written for “Adam Brody Palestine Controversy” on 2026-10-31, grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.

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Hedges 0 of 26 claims Outlet record 69/100
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Hedges 1 of 27 claims Outlet record 69/100
“While both articles discuss Adam Brody's accusation of Israel committing 'genocide' in Gaza, Article A covers his initial statement to GQ Magazine, while Article B reports on a later response by Rabbi Steve Leder criticizing Brody's comments.”
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Hedges 2 of 22 claims Outlet record 66/100
“The articles describe different individuals criticizing public figures over statements about Gaza, not the same specific incident.”
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Hedges 2 of 25 claims Outlet record 66/100
“While both articles discuss Adam Brody's comments on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Article A describes an interview with GQ and a broader criticism of Hollywood, whereas Article B focuses on Rabbi Steve Leder calling out Brody for his 'genocide' comment in a specific Instagram video.”
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Lindsay Kornick
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Not only because of your misuse and mischaracterization of your use of the word genocide — there is no genocide in Gaza, there are genocides in other countries happening, but you failed to mention any of them.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-01
🔮 "Hi Adam, you might not remember me.

Claims (26 extracted, 3 hedged)

Rabbi Steve Leder, a technical advisor behind Netflix's "Nobody Wants This," called out the series star Adam Brody on Tuesday for saying he believes Israel is committing "genocide" in Gaza. asserted
Israel → want → Gaza
"Hi Adam, you might not remember me. uncertain
you → remember → me
My name is Rabbi Steve Leder, and I was the technical advisor for Season 1 of 'Nobody Wants This,'" Leder began in an Instagram video to the actor. asserted
Leder → want → actor
"My job was to make sure that your character was authentic and that everything in Season 1 about Judaism was authentic." asserted
everything → make → Judaism
Leder criticized Brody and called his comments "ignorant," arguing that Brody had mischaracterized the situation in Gaza and treated the issue flippantly. asserted
Brody → criticize → issue
Not only because of your misuse and mischaracterization of your use of the word genocide — there is no genocide in Gaza, there are genocides in other countries happening, but you failed to mention any of them. asserted
you → be → them
You, by your own admission, are a relatively ignorant Jew, and your ignorance really showed the other day," Leder said. asserted
Leder → show → admission
"If you’re going to use a word like ‘genocide,’ you ought to know what it means," he added. asserted
he → go → what
"And by the way, being so flippant about a word like ‘genocide’ — ‘Hey, put me down for genocide,’ like you’re asking for a table for two at Craig’s — is disgusting. asserted
you → put → Craig
Here’s some more technical advice: If you know nothing about something, you should say nothing about it." asserted
you → ’ → it
Brody, who plays a rabbi in the series, recently suggested in an interview with GQ magazine that Israel is committing "genocide" in Gaza. uncertain
Israel → play → Gaza
"Put me down as thinking it's a genocide," Brody said. asserted
Brody → put → me
It's awful that it's taken so much death and misery, but it does feel like it's reaching a breaking point that it should have a while ago. asserted
it → take → that
I'm hopeful that another administration can really do some good and correct some of these policies that are helping that situation be as awful as it is." asserted
it → do → policies
Fox News Digital reached out to Brody's representatives for comment but did not immediately receive a response. asserted
Digital → reach → response
In a comment to Fox News Digital, Rabbi Yaakov Menken, executive vice president of the Coalition for Jewish Values, also called out Brody as "ignorant" for calling Israel's actions in Gaza "genocide." asserted
Menken → call → Gaza
"One of the hallmarks of antisemitism is to irrationally regard Jews as a threat. asserted
One → regard → threat
While Hamas was holding, torturing, raping, and murdering hostages, only a bigot would call the effort to free those hostages ‘genocide.’ asserted
bigot → hold → hostages
An ignorant Jew is no less likely than anyone else to fall prey to hateful indoctrination," Menken said. asserted
Menken → fall → indoctrination
"As even photographer Motaz Azaiza now admits, Hamas could have ended the conflict in Gaza at any moment, simply by releasing the hostages," he added. uncertain
he → admit → hostages
"In no genocide in history have the victims controlled the off switch. asserted
victims → control → switch
On roughly a daily basis, a prominent Jewish leftist goes on X (formerly Twitter) to say ‘As a Jew’ and then follow it by expressing antisemitic nonsense. asserted
leftist → go → nonsense
In another comment from the Israeli-American Council (IAC), the organization expressed "revulsion at the ignorant and harmful statement" made by Brody. asserted
organization → express → Brody
"Lies like this are not just fake news, they incite violence that can lead to the murder of innocent Jews. asserted
that → incite → Jews
Just today, Israeli passengers narrowly escaped death from what is being called an attempted terrorist attack on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. asserted
what → escape → Aviv
That's the reality Israelis and Jews live with every day," the organization said. asserted
organization → live → ?
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