‘Jeopardy!’ sparks social media backlash over Bethlehem question

Unacceptable!! Bethlehem is in the Palestinian territories which Israel illegally occupies (Katie Needle got the correct answer & was robbed). @Jeopardy owes an apology for endorsing Israel's universally-condemned illegal takeover of Palestinian lands.pic.twitter.com/Ym99YziM4k

— Omar Baddar عمر بدّار (@OmarBaddar) January 11, 2020

Apparently @Jeopardy had a question today on The Church of the Nativity and when the contestant answered “Palestine,” it was deemed incorrect and the next contestant said “Israel” and it was counted as correct. @Jeopardy please explain.

— Deanna ديانا (@deannaothman) January 10, 2020

We would like to express our disappointment toward @Jeopardy for their blatant disregard for Palestinian sovereignty. As a game show that prides itself on facts, jeopardy failed to state that the Church of the Nativity is located in Bethlehem, Palestine — NOT in Israel. pic.twitter.com/xtp5hyQdJm

— SJP Chicago- طلاب لأجل العدالة في فلسطين (@sjpchi) January 11, 2020

Since the residents of Bethlehem don’t have voting rights in Israel, did Alex Trebek and @Jeopardy just declare Israel an apartheid state? https://t.co/LbT78487I4

— TurtleIsland2Palestine (@PalestineTurtl) January 11, 2020

@Jeopardy you have lost a lifetime viewer. Completely unacceptable that you deny that the Church of the Nativity is in Bethlehem, Palestine and insist that it is in Israel. Thank you Katie for telling the truth.. your look towards Alex was priceless.

— Bassem Nasir (@bassemnasir) January 11, 2020

Hey @Jeopardy, Bethlehem is in Palestine, not Israel. It’s not up to you to change history or decide which countries are recognized.

— NadineSD (@NadineEsqMUE) January 13, 2020

Unacceptable!! Bethlehem is in the Palestinian territories which Israel illegally occupies (Katie Needle got the correct answer & was robbed). Apparently @Jeopardy owes an apology for endorsing Israel's universally-condemned illegal takeover of Palestinian lands.

— Ramooshkitchen (@ramooshkitchen) January 12, 2020

Hey @Jeopardy – the Church of Nativity is in Bethlehem, which is located in the West Bank which – under international law – is occupied by Israel.

The occupied land is also known, under international law, as the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

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— Sana Saeed (@SanaSaeed) January 11, 2020

Shame on you @Jeopardy
The Church of the Nativity is in Bethlehem, PALESTINE.
Even Israel, which has stolen and/or occupied most of historic Palestine, acknowledges Bethlehem is in Palestine. You should to apologize to the contestant who had the correct answer and was ruled wrong

— Mary Hughes-Thompson 🇵🇸 (@Mariapalestina) January 11, 2020

Hey @Jeopardy the Church of Nativity is located in Bethlehem, Palestine. 🇵🇸 Acknowledge and correct the false statement.👏🏼 #whatispalestine #palestine pic.twitter.com/c4lvNWEnLY

— PaliRoots (@PaliRootsTees) January 12, 2020

Thanks! Palestine should be free 🇵🇸

— Katie Needle (@katieee817) January 11, 2020