


Actress Susan Sarandon apologized for "diminishing" the history of antisemitism during her speech at a protest.
Sarandon offered her initial comments at a pro-Palestinian rally in New York earlier this month. She suggested that following Hamas's attack on Israel, Israelis were "getting a taste of what it feels like to be a Muslim" in the United States. On Friday, she addressed that quote and claimed it was a "mistake" to phrase it that way as she was trying to address her "concern for an increase in hate crimes."
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“This phrasing was a terrible mistake, as it implies until recently Jews have been strangers to persecution, when the opposite is true,” Sarandon wrote on Instagram. “As we all know, from centuries of oppression and genocide in Europe, to the Tree of Life shooting in Pittsburgh, PA, Jews have long been familiar with discrimination and religious violence which continues to this day.”
The actress pointed out the history of genocide against the Jewish people and recent mass shootings executed against them.
“I deeply regret diminishing this reality and hurting people with this comment,” Sarandon continued. “It was my intent to show solidarity in the struggle against bigotry of all kinds, and I am sorry I failed to do so.”
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The news comes after it was reported that the agency UTA, which has represented her since 2014, dropped her due to her speech.
Sarandon has previously gotten into hot water for her stances on social media. The actress deleted a post where she compared a New York Police officer's funeral to fascism after it was met with outrage on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.