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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Uzo Aduba, Julianna Margulies, Jerry O'Connell Slam ‘Well-Meaning Celebrities' Manipulated by Pro-Palestine Rhetoric in Open Letter
Uzo Aduba, Julianna Margulies, Jerry O'Connell were among the more than 400 Hollywood notables who signed a letter calling for the end of anti-Israel, 'extremist rhetoric and the spread of misinformation' following Capital Jewish Museum shooting. 'Hamas, Iran, and their allies and ideological sympathizers in the West have flooded the world with their hateful lies and antisemitic incitement since October 7 — lies designed to demonize Israel, the Jewish people, and their supporters,' the letter, which was released by nonprofit Creative Community For Peace on Thursday, reads. 'Some well-meaning celebrities and public figures have been manipulated by this constant stream of misinformation, which they have also helped to amplify.' The letter comes as a response to the fatal shooting, which occurred on May and led to the deaths of two Israeli embassy staffers, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgram. Authorities arrested a 31-year-old suspect named Elias Rodriguez, who is reportedly Chicago resident. Rodriguez has since been charged with first-degree murder and murder of foreign officials, per NPR. When they were arrested Rodriguez said she orchestrated the shooting 'for Palestine.' 'I did it for Gaza,' Rodriguez reportedly said, per an FBI special agent's affidavit. Other figures, including Mayim Bialik, Sharon Osbourne, Patricia Heaton, Sherry Lansing, Haim Saban, Rebecca De Mornay, Ben Silverman, signed the letter. In the letter, Bialik said that the spreading and circulation of misinformation about the Jewish community is history repeating itself. 'Peddling lies about Jews has deadly consequences. For the past two years, public figures and influencers with millions of followers have consistently promoted fallacious and menacing anti-Israel propaganda masquerading as advocacy,' Bialik said in the letter. 'This stream of lies against the Jewish people and the Jewish ancestral homeland has now – unsurprisingly to anyone watching closely – turned deadly in the United States. This moment requires public figures to use their platforms responsibly. We implore these individuals to lend their voices to those of moral clarity, peace and tolerance, instead of division, distortion and delegitimization.' In a joint statement, CCFP Co-Founder and chairman David Renzer, and Executive Director Ari Ingel called the sharing of false and antisemitic information 'a toxic mix of distortion, bigotry and incitement.' 'For the past 600 days, the anti-Israel movement has espoused an unrelenting stream of extremist rhetoric to demonize Israel and anyone who supports the country — it's a toxic mix of distortion, bigotry and incitement,' the pair wrote. 'Given the power of social media, it's incumbent on entertainers and public figures, with their ability to influence millions around the world, to use their platforms responsibly. Without a course correction, we will only see more hate, more violence, and more innocent people targeted simply for being Jewish.' At the end of the letter, the group called on their fellow Hollywood members to push back against 'extremist rhetoric.' 'We call on all our colleagues to reject this extremist rhetoric and the spread of misinformation so that we can all work toward a future in which all Israelis and Palestinians can live side by side in peace and dignity,' the CCFP letter post Uzo Aduba, Julianna Margulies, Jerry O'Connell Slam 'Well-Meaning Celebrities' Manipulated by Pro-Palestine Rhetoric in Open Letter appeared first on TheWrap.
Fox News
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Jerry Seinfeld laughs in anti-Israel heckler's face after Knicks game
Legendary comedian Jerry Seinfeld faced anti-Israel hecklers while leaving a Knicks game. Seinfeld, sporting a Knicks hat, took it in stride and laughed in the protester's face as she accused him of supporting "the genocide of babies in Gaza." A video of the incident, posted on the Palestinian Assembly for Liberation's Instagram page, appears to show the comedian heading to his car as someone off-camera begins shouting at him. "F--- you, Jerry Seinfeld! Free Palestine," the off-camera person yelled at Seinfeld. "You support the genocide of babies in Gaza!" The comedian instantly began laughing at the protester and responded by saying, "Only you." However, the protester continued shouting at him over his support for Israel and even called him a "rabid f---ing dog." Seinfeld has been open about his support for Israel for years but became even more vocal after Hamas' Oct. 7 massacre. Just days after the brutal attacks, Seinfeld joined a group of over 2,000 leaders in the entertainment industry in signing a letter supporting Israel. "As Israel takes the necessary steps to defend its citizens in the coming days and weeks, social media will be overrun by an orchestrated misinformation campaign spearheaded by Iran. We urge everyone to remember the horrific images that came out of Israel and to not amplify or fall for their propaganda," the letter, initiated by Creative Community for Peace (CCFP), read. At the end of the letter, CCFP also expressed the desire for Israelis and Palestinians to one day "live side-by-side in peace." For over a year and a half, hecklers have yelled at the comedian at shows and in public. This latest incident comes just months after social media influencer Subway DJ tried to ambush him by asking for a selfie with Seinfeld before declaring, "Free Palestine." The influencer then looked to Seinfeld, seemingly trying to get him to agree, but the comedian delivered a one-liner before walking away: "I don't care about Palestine." While he has dealt with hecklers, Seinfeld has also encountered supporters. An avid New York sports fan, Seinfeld was attending a Mets game when a fan asked if he would send a message to his brother, who was "watching from the Gaza border." Seinfeld looked into the fan's camera and said, "Let's go IDF!" Shortly after the war in Gaza began, Seinfeld and his wife, Jessica Sklar, visited Israel in December 2023 and met with survivors of Oct. 7. When discussing the trip in an interview with Bari Weiss, Seinfeld was visibly emotional and even unable to speak for several seconds after calling the visit "the most powerful experience of my life."
