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Netflix's newest Israeli show has nothing to do with Israel

JL;DR SUMMARY "Bad Boy," the latest Israeli series on Netflix, diverges from typical Israeli-themed narratives, focusing instead on the struggles of juvenile delinquents in a detention center near Tel Aviv. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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FriendshipIsraeli CultureRon LeshemDaniel ChenIsraeli TvNetflixEthiopian JewsAdolescenceArab Jewish TensionsJuvenile Detention

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Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Bad Boy follows a group of boys at a juvenile detention center outside of Tel Aviv as they navigate their family relationships."

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