“Sesame Street” Returns To Middle East

“New episodes of ‘Sesame Street’ are going on TV in Israel and the Palestinian territories, producers report, years after the original versions signed off because of a lack of funds. … Gary Knell, president of Sesame Workshop, the New York-based nonprofit group behind ‘Sesame Street’ programming worldwide, said the goal was to counter the potentially negative influences of society, because children as young as 3 can begin to demonstrate prejudice.”