Published 10:06 IST, September 24th 2019
Israel: IDF celebrates 25 years of FRIENDS on Twitter
Israel Defense Forces celebrated the popular sitcom, Friends' 25th anniversary by posting a video in which the soldiers were seen enacting the famous theme song
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Israel Defense Forces celebrated the popular sitcom, Friends' 25th anniversary by posting a video in which the soldiers were seen enacting the famous theme song. The video was posted on September 23 with the modified title and called IDF.R.I.E.N.D.S which breaks down to Israel Defense Forces, friends. The soldiers also believe that there was no better way to celebrate the occasion. The 15-second clip has crossed more than 2 million views in less than 24 hours.
F•R•I•E•N•D•S
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) September 22, 2019
Our soldiers couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate #Friends25 than celebrating...with friends 💙 pic.twitter.com/kYsTjAoAAH
Here's what netizens have to say
The recent post by the security forces of Israel did not go well with netizens, and they had some things to say. Most people connected the Israel Forces to the characters in the sitcom. The people of the internet saw this post as an opportunity to raise sensitive issues of violence, genocide, and war crimes that happen in Israel. Few netizens got creative with episode names that are possible in their view if really there was a friend based on Israel forces. Netizens even pointed out several Human Rights violations in the country. Here are some of them.
The one where Ross snipes a 12 year old
— Nate Colloidal Silver (@snugglebeard) September 22, 2019
the one when they commit war crimes
— Axl Rose Emoji Mk.II (@BurnACopCar) September 22, 2019
IDF is going to start issuing choker necklaces and JNCO jeans
— von 🦌🧥👟 (@MWvonWalter) September 22, 2019
It's an unaired episode, lol
— James Brod (@JamesBrod12) September 23, 2019
Friends of IDF is real
Another lesser-known fact is that there is a real non-political organization called the Friends of Israel Defense Forces (FIDF). The main mission of the non-military organization is to offer educational, cultural, recreational, and social services programs along with the facilities to provide hope and purpose. FIDF wants to provide life-changing support for the soldiers who really protect Israel and the community of Jews, worldwide. They entirely take care of the well-being of the soldiers and are also authorized to represent Israel Defense Forces across the United States and Panama.
12:15 IST, September 23rd 2019