Blinded, Rest of Characters Are Killed International reactions Zahra's Blue Eyes and other original series from Sahar TV were banned in France. The series has received condemnation outside of the Middle East due to its usage of heavily anti-Semitic depictions of Jewish people, particularly Israelis. Additionally, 15 members of the United States Congress, both Democrats and Republicans (including Tom Lantos, then the only Holocaust survivor sitting in the legislature), wrote to the director of the Interests Section of the Islamic Republic of Iran to condemn the series. In her book entitled Because They Hate, Lebanese American author and Islamophobic activist Brigitte Gabriel wrote of the series: "Did this fellow (the producer) get a peek at the screenplay for the movie The Island, in which people are raised for spare body parts, or did he just catch a preview of coming attractions? As Goebbels said: 'If you repeat a lie long enough it becomes the truth.' That's taqiyya at its best. Or worst, depending on your moral compass." See also Ayrılık Kurtlar Vadisi References External links MEMRI TV Project Special Report: Iranian TV Drama Series about Israeli Government Stealing Palestinian Children's Eyes, MEMRI TV, Special Dispatch No.833, December 22, 2004. Interview with 'Ali Derakhshi, the Maker of the New Iranian Series, Sahar TV (Iran) - December 14, 2004, MEMRITV - Clip 422. Iranian television series Syrian television series Iran–Israel relations Iran–Syria relations Israel–Syria relations Propaganda television broadcasts 2000s Iranian television series 2000s Syrian television series 2004 Iranian television series debuts 2004 Syrian television series debuts Antisemitic films Anti-Zionism