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Sabra Israeli Marvel Superhero depicting the character from the comics with a star of David on her headband and chest.

Sabra (Israeli Marvel Superhero)

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About

Sabra is an Israeli Marvel Comics Superhero who first made her appearance in The Incredible Hulk issue #250 in 1980. She is a mutant superhero created by comic book writers Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema, and named after a slang term for an Israel-born Jewish person, as well as the name for a cactus plant. In mid-September 2022, the character, played by Israeli actress Shira Haas, was announced to be making an appearance in the 2024 MCU movie Captain America: New World Order.

Origin

Marvel Comics

Born Ruth Bat-Seraph, Sabra made her debut in the form of a cameo in the August 1980 edition of the Incredible Hulk (issue #250).[1] She is the first superhuman agent to serve with Mossad, the Israeli secret service. Her first appearance was in a panel featuring the Silver Surfer (seen below, left). Sabra then made her debut in the Incredible Hulk #256, where she mistakenly attacked the Incredible Hulk, believing him to be working with terrorists and being responsible for the death of an Arab child (seen below, right).[2]


CHAPTER M QUEST! MANY ARE THE EARTHLY SUPER HUMANS WHO MARVEL AT HIS POSSING AS HE CIRCUWAVIGATES THE GLOBE! SOME HE KNOWS SOME HE HAS NEVER SEEN! IF SO, THEN HOW MUCH EASIER TO LOCATE A SINGLE HUMAN AMIDST THE MANY RACES OF THE EARTH? B ESPECIALLY WHEN THE ONE HE SEEKS MAY BE IDENTIFIED BY A FAINT BUT EVER-PRÉSENT GANMA PAY RESIDUE! Teen IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT THE SPACE-SCANNING SIGHT OF THE SILVER SURFER IS CAPABLE OF DISCERNING A GRAIN OF SAND UNTOLD BALAXIES AWAY? 18 TM & © 2007 MARVEL THE SILVER SURFER IGNORES THEM ALL! BUT FEAR NOT, TRUE BELIEVER! YOU WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO MEET THE COLLECTIVE MAN, THE SOVIET SURER SOLDIERS, SABRA, THE ARABIAN KNIGHT AND CAPTAIN BRITAIN IN FUTURE ISSUES OF THIS AND OTHER MARVEL MASSI-AL 1980 MARVEL COMICS GROUP MAX 50¢ 256 MARVEL COMICS GROUP CC 02456 INCREDIBLE HULK TM 2 9572098714 2457 APPROVED BY THE COMICS CODE CA AUTHORITY TM & © 2007 MARVEL POWER and PERIL in the PROMISED LAND!

Marvel Cinematic Universe / Captain America: New World Order

On September 10th, 2022, during the D23 Expo for Disney, Marvel announced the casting of Israeli actress Shira Haas for the role of Sabra in the 2024 Marvel movie, Captain America: New World Order.[3] That same day, the official Captain America Twitter[7] account tweeted the announcement post, receiving over 8,400 likes and 1,100 retweets in 48 hours (seen below).


Spread

Following the D23 MCU reveal of Sabra on September 10th, 2022, the character began trending among discussions and other posts on social media as users reacted to the news. For example, that same day, the Twitter[4] account @DiscussingFilm posted a tweet about Shira Haas being cast for the role of Sabra in the 2024 Captain America film. The post gathered 12,000 likes and over 9,000 quote tweets in nearly 48 hours (seen below).


4 Shira Haas has been cast as Israeli superheroine Sabra in 'CAPTAIN AMERICA NEW WORLD ORDER'. #D23Expo @DiscussingFilm 3:57 PM. Sep 10, 2022. Twitter for iPad MARVEL STUDIOS CAPTAIN AMERICA NEW WORLD ORDER:

Controversy

The character Sabra, as well as Marvel's decision to introduce her to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, was met with mixed reception, particularly from people who denounced the character's association with Mossad (the national intelligence agency of Israel), as well as fans who disliked the association of a Jewish superhero with a movie named "New World Order," also the name of a long-standing conspiracy theory.

On September 10th, 2022, Twitter[5] user @BAKKOOONN posted a panel from The Incredible Hulk #256, where Hulk delivers a speech regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict using Hulk syntax (seen below). The tweet gathered 3,400 likes in nearly three days.


BAKOON @BAKKOOONN . Sep 10 BOY DIED BECAUSE BOY'S PEOPLE AND YOURS BOTH WANT TO OWN LAND BOY DIEP BECAUSE YOU WOULDN'T SHARE! NOW BOY IS DEAD--BUT BOY DIDN'T EVEN READ BOOKS! DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm Sep 10 BOY DIED BECAUSE OF TWO OLD BOOKS THAT SAY HIS PEOPLE AND YOURS MUST FIGHT AND KILL FOR LAND! TANT AD #D23Expo W WORLD ORE --BUT THERE 16. NO PEACE HERE! HULK CAME LOOKING FOR PEACE- Shira Haas has been cast as Israeli superheroine Sabra in 'CAPTAIN AMERICA NEW WORLD ORDER'.

Also on September 10th, Twitter[6] user @belet_seri commented on how it might be in bad taste to debut a Jewish superhero in a film with the tagline "New World Order," a term that has also been associated with antisemitism (seen below).


<<--<@belet_seri Sep 10 I'm just saying that putting the first Jewish sueprheroine in a movie titled "New World Order" isn't exactly the brightest move. 4 DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm Sep 10 Shira Haas has been cast as Israeli superheroine Sabra in 'CAPTAIN AMERICA NEW WORLD ORDER'. #D23Expo 35 192 MARVEL STUDIOS 1,443 CAPTAIN AMERICA NEW WORLD ORDER: : (→

Various Examples


THE MILITARY ARE IN NO SHAPE TO GO AFTER THE HULK! THAT LEAVES ME TO STOP THE MONSTER BEFORE HE MENACES THE REST OF TEL AVIV NOT AS POLICEWOMAN RUTH BEN-SERA, OF COURSE... BUT AS SABRA SUPER HEROINE OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL!) QUILLED CAPE STREAMING BEHIND HER THE FEMALE FURY SOARS INTO THE SKIES OF TEL AVIV POT 7-733 שלא SHE IS DETERMINED TO PRESERVE HER HOMELAND FROM THE RAVAGES OF THE HULK! Br F EDITOR'S NOTE: THE WORD SABRA DENOTES A NATIVE-BORN ISRAELI, THE NAME DERIVED FROM AN INDIGENOUS FORM OF FRUIT--A PRICKLY PEAR POSSESSED OF A SWEET INTERIOR AND A SPINY OUTER SURFACE TO PROTECT IT FROM ITS ENEMIES SABRA-- UL I www. I DON'T NEED TO KNOW. I'LL SAY GOODBYE NOW. YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE, SHOULD THE NEED ARISE. MD Rainglow the Fallout Girl @Rainglovv - Sep 10 SOLOD BY CAPTAIN PALESTINE DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm - Sep 10 Shira Haas has been cast as Israeli superheroine Sabra in 'CAPTAIN AMERICA NEW WORLD ORDER'. #D23Expo 179 : 1,759 emuro Her when the villain is a rock @deepfriedgundam Sep 10 GIF ALT DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm Sep 10 : Shira Haas has been cast as Israeli superheroine Sabra in 'CAPTAIN AMERICA NEW WORLD ORDER'. DANT AMB #D23Expo W WORLD Kusi Costanza @DSACostanza. Sep 10 Here we go again! Discussing Film @DiscussingFilm Sep 10 TAIN AME w WORLD ORE Shira Haas has been cast as Israeli superheroine Sabra in 'CAPTAIN AMERICA NEW WORLD ORDER'. #D23Expo

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External References

[1] Fandom – Incredible Hulk #250

[2] Fandom – Incredible Hulk #256

[3] Variety – Shira Haas Cast As Sabra

[4] Twitter – DiscussingFilm

[5] Twitter – BAKKOOONN

[6] Twitter – belet_seri

[7] Twitter – CaptainAmerica

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