Susan Sarandon joins Squad member Rashida Tlaib in Congressional protest demanding US stop 'funding genocide' - three months after issuing a groveling apology for saying Jewish Americans 'are getting a taste of what it is like to be Muslim in this country'
Sarandon ironically said there's 'never been peace that's been attained through violence' - just three months after justifying violence against Jewish people
By Noa Halff
Daily Mail
Feb 15, 2024
Susan Sarandon, 77, joined Squad member Rashida Tlaib on Thursday in a protest on Capitol Hill demanding for the US to stop 'funding genocide'
Susan Sarandon joined Squad member Rashida Tlaib in a protest on Capitol Hill, demanding for the US to stop 'funding genocide.'
The actor made a statement to members of the press on Thursday, calling for a ceasefire during an 'advocacy day,' organized by the left-wing anti-war women's organization CODEPINK.
'There's never been peace that's been attained through violence,' Sarandon said, ironically just three months after issuing a groveling apology for saying Jewish Americans 'are getting a taste of what it is like to be Muslim in this country.'
The 77-year-old, who was wrapped in a red keffiyeh scarf while posing for pictures, said, 'We have to have a permanent ceasefire and save the lives of all those people that are now just being shot at like fish in a barrel.'
The Oscar-winning actor was dropped by her Hollywood company in November over anti-Semitic remarks. Her demonstration comes after a $95 billion foreign aid package passed by the Senate on Tuesday morning, including $14.1 billion for Israel's war against Hamas.
Sarandon ironically said there's 'never been peace that's been attained through violence' - just three months after justifying violence against Jewish people
'Well I wish that I had $1,000,000 plus which is what Jeffries has received and Torres also to try to have a conversation,' she added. 'But they clearly don't want to have a dialogue, they don't want to have a conversation which to me makes it seem as if they're afraid to know the truth about what's going on.'
'And I guess their AIPAC donors make that very difficult should they start to listen to what actually the rest of the world, the rest of the United States, the bulk of the United States wants a ceasefire.'
'I just can't bear any longer to see this kind of devastation with so many victims are children and women. I don't understand how people cant turn a blind eye to that,' said Sarandon.
Sarandon has made no effort to call out violence against Israelis on October 7, nor has she advocated for the release of the hostages - including as many as six Americans, who are still being held captive by Hamas in Gaza.
In early November, Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib was censured for a string of incendiary remarks condemning Israel after the Hamas terrorist attacks on October 7 that killed 1,400 people.
Twenty-two Democrats joined Republicans to condemn the progressive Michigan lawmaker in a stunning rebuke of her controversial statements on the conflict in the Middle East.
She has also been criticized by the White House and members of her own party for using the pro-Palestinian chant 'from the river to the sea', which many consider to be an anti-Semitic call for the destruction of Israel.
Sarandon was dropped by her agency in Nov. over anti-Semitic remarks. She has made no effort to call out violence against Israelis on Oct. 7, nor has she advocated for the release of the hostages-including as many as 6 Americans, who are still being held captive by Hamas in Gaza
Her appearance comes after a foreign aid package to Israel was passed Tuesday
Activists from the group CODEPINK stand outside the offices of Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., as they advocate for Gaza on Capitol Hill, Thursday
The 77-year-old was wrapped in a red keffiyeh scarf while posing for pictures
CODEPINK's 'advocacy day' aimed to 'amplify the voices of the majority of Americans who oppose sending more of their tax dollars to Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza'
People advocating in support of Palestine are warned to quiet down or face the possibility of arrest outside the office of US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries
The protest was the latest effort to change the US' position on Gaza
Women show their red hands and red paint on a baby doll during their Capitol Hill protest
CODEPINK's 'advocacy day' aimed to 'amplify the voices of the majority of Americans who oppose sending more of their tax dollars to Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza.'
'As a mother & grandmother, I can't bear watching the ongoing suffering of the mothers in Gaza, especially knowing that we in the US are paying for the weapons that are killing them and their families. I say to Congress: stop supporting this genocide, call for a permanent ceasefire and the resuming of humanitarian aid through UNRWA,' Saradon told CODEPINK.
It's unclear if Capitol Police made any arrests, although officials were seen on camera warning some demonstrators to quiet down or face the possibility of arrest outside the office of US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
In November, Sarandon was dumped by her Hollywood agency UTA over her controversial remark that frightened Jews in America facing rising antisemitism are getting a 'taste of how it feels to be Muslim.'
Staffers at the agency were so hurt and shocked by left-wing Sarandon's comments that it led to them cutting ties. She had been with the agency since 2014.
The agency, which stands for United Talent Agency, is run by Jewish CEO Jeremy Zimmer.
Sarandon made the inflammatory remark at a protest in NYC on November 17. She said people who are 'afraid to be Jewish' in America are 'getting a taste of what it feels like to be Muslim in America.'
Speaking at a protest on November 17, Susan Sarandon said frightened Jews in America are 'getting a taste' of how it feels to be Muslim
Jews slammed her remarks and some Muslim Americans, including Asra Nomani, have taken to social media to explain to Sarandon the ways in which their lives improved when they moved to America.
Sharing a photo of herself with her parents, Nomani said: 'Hi there Susan Sarandon, this is my mom, my dad and me on the rail trail in Morgantown, West by God Virginia. let me tell you what it means to be Muslim in America.
'My dad didn't have to become a second-class indentured servant to one of the many tyrants of Muslim countries that use immigrants from India, like my family, as essential slaves... my dad got a job as an assistant professor of nutrition.
'He got rejected first for tenure but being Muslim in America meant he got a right like everybody got — his right to appeal and guess what? He won and he became a full professor.
'My mom? Being Muslim in America meant she got to live FREE with the wind in her hair, like Masih Alinejad fights for women in the Muslim nation of Iran to be able to enjoy.'
She went on to describe how she was able to give birth safely and freely to a baby out of wedlock in America - something that would have led to her death in some Muslim countries.
EDITOR'S NOTE: I just want to show you a picture of two antisemites
RashidaTlaib with Barack Obama
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Peace is usually obtained through war. Ask the Philipino citizens. The Japanese didn't leave on their own. Ask the French or for that matter any other country occupied during WW-II by Germany.
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