Jewish Celebrities Can't Win

[Behind the Aegis]

Ahost have Jewish American celebrities have faced backlash on social media in recent days after weighing in on the Israel-Hamas war.

The complexity of the enduring tensions between Israelis and Palestinians in the region, coupled with an ever-increasing number of zealous critics populating social media, has made speaking out on the matter a tough balancing act for those supporting either side.

To voice sympathy for the Palestinian lives lost has been reduced by detractors to supporting the actions of militant group Hamas. Conversely, a public statement mourning the Israelis killed or kidnapped has been dismissed as aligning with apartheid.

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Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp currently has the comments switched off on his newer Instagram posts. But while other celebrities have greeted their naysayers with silence, the actor recently came out swinging at his detractors.

"I just reposted a beautiful picture of a young innocent girl whose life was taken by Hamas at a music festival," Schnapp wrote in an October 11 Instagram post. "I was met with comments reading 'no one cares free Palestine' and 'She deserves that, and every Israeli terrorist deserves that – Free Palestine.' I am outraged by the justification and celebration of the death of a young girls life. Have people lost their minds??? STOP!"

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[Layzeebeaver]

1. It's a complex topic/subject...

We all must go back and look back at ALL the history (even prior to Israel being created) to get a sense of the issues.

It doesn't always end in polarisation - as much as the media or politics tries to make it.

We must not let ourselves be pulled into an "us or them" trope.

Objectivity is the key.

[Behind the Aegis]

2. So true.

And, we have to take in consideration all those who love to dictate the Jewish experience and explain why and how we should react.

[elias7]

3. We do we fail to equate Gaza with Hamas?

Everyone frames this has the Israel-Hamas war, but wasn’t Hamas elected by the Palestinian people in Gaza? Weren’t they cheering Israeli deaths?

[mucifer]

4. "They" is a pretty broad term.

[speak easy]

5. "Jewish Celebrities Can't Win"

Jew i s h Celebrities Can't Win"

[Valdosta]

6. Celebrities need to shut up a lot.

Especially when I agree with them.

[ismnotwasm]

7. So many people I admired, in that para-social way

Can’t think past “free Palestine”. They also have so many facts wrong, have bought right into anti-Semitic tropes. And they are so angry, too angry to hear anything else. Dear God it is terrifying.

[LostOne4Ever]

8. The voice actress Tara Strong is experiencing this

She got fired from a video game she helped get funded because of her tweets condemning Hamas.

https://boundingintocomics.com/2023/10/20/tara-strong-claims-she-was-fired-from-boxtown-for-being-jewish-studio-clarifies-decision-made-over-her-comments-regarding-israel-hamas-conflict/