John Cleese Orders Strike on Iran in Israeli Ad for Chocolate Spread

Um, what?

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We've already established that John Cleese will do anything for money when it comes to shooting ads. (Faulty showers, anyone?) He seemed to redeem himself just a little bit recently with the amusing DirecTV spot. But now he's back to doing stuff that's just weird. For example: the new Israeli commercial below, in which he plays a Western general who, at the behest of Israel, accidentally orders a military strike on a foe, presumably Iran.

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