Actress Susan Sarandon has apologized for her current remark at a pro-Palestinian rally the place she claimed that American Jews are actually “getting a taste of what it feels like to be a Muslim in this country.”
In a assertion issued Friday, Susan Sarandon stated her phrasing was “a terrible mistake,” including that she regretted belittling the historical past of Jewish persecution.
The actress stated she had not deliberate to communicate on the New York rally on November 17 however was invited to give an impromptu tackle.
“There are a lot of people afraid of being Jewish at this time, and are getting a taste of what it feels like to be a Muslim in this country,” she stated on the time, in accordance to a number of reviews.
In her apology, Sarandon stated: “This phrasing was a terrible mistake, as it implies that until recently Jews had been strangers to persecution, when the opposite is true.”
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“I deeply regret diminishing this reality and hurting people with this comment,” she added. “It was my intent to show solidarity in the struggle against bigotry of all kinds, and I am sorry I failed to do so.”
Various reviews claimed that Sarandon joined in chanting “to the river from the sea,” on the November 17 rally in New York. The chant is a name for Israel — and Israelis — to be wiped off the face of the map.
As a consequence of her touch upon November 17, Sarandon was dropped by her Hollywood talent agency, UTA.
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