Abu Dhabi TV said a satire depicting a bloodthirsty Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon would continue to air. Officials with the satellite television station said Tuesday they had no intention of bowing to international criticism of the show, in which Sharon is depicted as a terrorist who drinks Arab blood.
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