Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon apologized to American Jews on Saturday for an anti-Jewish speech she gave at a pro-Palestinian protest rally last month, in which she said Jews were finally “getting a taste of what it’s like.” “To be Muslim”. The United States.
Sarandon, who has starred in films such as “Thelma & Louise” and “Dead Man Walking,” was criticized for her comments at the rally in New York. “There are a lot of people who are afraid, who are afraid of being Jewish in this time, and who are getting a taste of what it feels like to be Muslim in this country,” she was quoted as saying.
Following her comments, the actress was fired from United Talent Agency (UTA), as first reported by Page Six.
Sarandon: I’m sorry for my failure to combat bigotry of all kinds
Sarandon wrote in an Instagram post that her comment was “a terrible mistake” because it implied that Jews had not been victims of persecution until recently, when the opposite was true.
“As we all know, from centuries of oppression and genocide in Europe to the Tree of Life shooting in Pittsburgh, Jews have long been familiar with discrimination and religious violence that continues today,” she added.
Sarandon noted that she “deeply regrets that with this comment she trivializes this reality and hurts people,” adding that she “wanted to show solidarity in the fight against bigotry of all kinds, and I’m sorry that I didn’t “I’ve done it.”