Tomorrow's Pioneers

Tomorrow's Pioneers is a Palestinian children's television show that was broadcast by the Hamas-affiliated television station Al-Aqsa TV from 13 April 2007 to 22 July 2022. Directed by Hazim Al-Sha'arawi, the show is hosted by a young Saraa Barhoum and a large costumed character, who perform skits and discuss life in Palestine in a talk show fashion with call-ins from young children. Presented in a children's educational format similar to shows like Sesame Street and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Tomorrow's Pioneers teaches Islamist morals and values, periodically quoting the Hadith and Quran. According to various news outlets and western sources, the show also contains antisemitic, anti-American, and other anti-Western themes. Palestinian Media Watch has characterised the show's messages as "hostile", while others have argued that criticism of the show adds to negative stereotyping of Muslims in general.

Tomorrow's Pioneers also gained attention from Disney, who ordered that the first co-host, Farfour, be written out of the show due to his strong resemblance to Mickey Mouse. In direct response, Farfour was killed in the fifth episode in what the show referred to as a martyrdom, and he was replaced by his cousin, a giant bumblebee named Nahoul, who served as the show's second co-host. Following Farfour's success, Palestinian Information Minister Mustafa Barghouti lobbied to have the show shut down, although this ban was later lifted, and in 2008, United States Representative Joe Crowley submitted House Resolution No. 1069, which demanded that Hamas accept all previously established peace agreements with Israel.

The show's English translation, provided by MEMRI, attracted the attention of commentators, including CNN Arabic department and Brian Whitaker of The Guardian, who noted that the translation contained multiple errors, undue emphases, and possible bias. In response, MEMRI president Yigal Carmon was invited onto political commentator Glenn Beck's programme, where Carmon declared MEMRI's translation of the show to be more accurate than CNN's Arabic translation.