Actress and comedian Amy Schumer says she has lost a number of friends over her open support of Israel in the weeks since Hamas terrorists launched unprecedented attacks on residential areas in the country on October 7, but is still proud to take a stand to have.
“I’m sad to have lost so many friends in the last few weeks, but I feel strong and free knowing that I stand for the truth and will always fight for it,” Schumer wrote in an Oct. 31 post on Instagram.
“I am a proud Jew and have every right to be. Head held high. Best spirit. I love my fellow brothers and sisters.”
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Amy Schumer attends the Los Angeles premiere of “Only Murders In The Building” Season 2 at the DGA Theater Complex on June 27, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
The “Trainwreck” and “Snatched” star was trending on X, formerly Twitter, Wednesday afternoon as tensions grew over some content posted to her account, including a Video clip by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who denounces anti-Semitism and affirms Israel’s right to exist.
However, Bernice King responded to the post: Writing on X-Tuesday“Amy: Certainly my father was against anti-Semitism, as was I. He also believed that militarism (along with racism and poverty) was one of the interconnected triple evils. I am sure he would call for Israel to stop bombing the Palestinians and for the hostages to be released…”
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King called for a ceasefire in other posts, among other things one from October 28th It said: “It is midnight across the Middle East and the world as Palestinians suffer death and devastation, including a near-total cellphone and internet outage as a result of Israeli attacks. And as people cry for loved ones in Israel who were taken hostage and/or killed by Hamas.
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Dr. Bernice King, daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., responded to Schumer’s post on X, formerly Twitter. ((Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images))
“While I mourn the unconscionable disregard for humanity and call for the release of all hostages, I once again passionately call for a ceasefire and the immediate delivery of needed additional, life-saving relief supplies to Gaza. We can’t wait.”
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Schumer has also come under strong attack from other sources, including Josh Androsky, the senior aide to Los Angeles City Councilman Hugo Soto-Martinez, who resigned last Friday after making anti-Semitic comments about the comedian and actress’ performance and about the Holocaust had made.
Solo-Martinez and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass condemned the comments.
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Amy Schumer has spoken out strongly in favor of Israel in the weeks since Hamas terrorists launched surprise attacks on residential areas in the country. (Nathan Congleton)
In her defense of Israel, Schumer also criticized media coverage that allegedly perpetuated a “propaganda lie” and blamed Israel for an explosion that occurred outside Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City last month. Meanwhile, Israeli television footage appeared to show that the explosion came from a misfired Palestinian rocket.
Tensions surrounding the conflict remain high both in the United States and abroad, as war between Israel and Hamas rages in the Middle East and a rise in anti-Semitism in the United States sparks fear among the Jewish population.
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