The Mystery of the 'Iran Embassy Opening' Poster in Tel Aviv

The mystery of a large, strange poster in Hebrew that recently appeared on an old building in Tel Aviv, titled 'The Iranian Embassy will open here soon,' has been revealed. The Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported on Thursday, September 5, that this poster is actually a pre-promotion for an upcoming Israeli comedy film. The poster also included a phone number belonging to a landline in the Tel Aviv area, but calls to it went unanswered. Now that it has been revealed that this poster was intended to create curiosity to encourage moviegoers to see a film that will be released in two weeks in Israeli cinemas, a message has been set up on this number where a comedian, apparently impersonating the Iranian leader, tells the caller: 'Don't forget to watch the movie.' Some Israeli media speculated that the billboard was placed by a group of artists and peace advocates to reduce tensions between the Iranian and Israeli governments. There was also speculation that the billboard might be for an upcoming exhibition or that individuals might have wanted to protest Israel's policy against the nuclear deal with Iran. However, it has now become clear that producers wanting to make their comedy film a hit placed this billboard as an innovative and strange advertisement on this old, crumbling six-story building. 'Dror Shaul' is the director of the comedy film 'Nuclear Falafel,' who previously made the not-so-successful comedy 'Grandma's Operation,' which was filled with clichés. Yedioth Ahronoth reported on Thursday, September 5, that in the film 'Nuclear Falafel,' two teenage girls, one from Iran and the other from Israel, both living in settlements near a mine, decide to use modern technology to prevent a 'nuclear holocaust.' 'Dror Shaul' told Yedioth Ahronoth, 'Today's teenagers in any country are similar and do not want to fight each other.' He also stated, 'I hope a rational side emerges in Israel and the world that can overcome the irresponsible party.' Israelis have recently used issues related to Iran a lot in their films and especially in their advertisements, either to create fear, such as advertising mobile phones that work in any condition, even in war and desert, or to promote products. Israeli comedians and the general public have also frequently used the accent of Iranians living in Israel as a humorous element for advertisements; these advertisements often depict Iranians as 'stingy.' During Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's presidency, he became a common subject for Israeli advertising films and comedies, and now the Israeli hostility towards Iran over nuclear issues has turned into a new theme for strange advertising for a new Israeli film.