Susan Sarandon APOLOGIZES for ‘terrible mistake’ that saw her tell pro-Palestine rally that Jewish Americans ‘are getting a taste of what it is like to be Muslim in this country’: Furore saw her dropped by agent

Actress Susan Sarandon apologized Friday evening for claiming Jewish people are getting “a taste of what it feels like to be Muslim” amid the war with Hamas.

Sarandon's comments at a pro-Palestinian rally on November 17 in New York City sparked widespread outrage, with critics saying they ignored the centuries of prejudice and anti-Semitism the Jewish community has endured.

The 77-year-old Oscar-winning actress was dropped by her Hollywood representative, United Talent Agency, which is headed by Jewish CEO Jeremy Zimmer. UTA has represented Sarandon since 2014.

On Friday, she said she said her comments last month were “a terrible mistake.”

“This wording was a terrible mistake because it implies that Jews were ignorant of persecution until recently, when the opposite is true,” she said.

Sarandon posted her apology on Instagram on Friday evening

She said the meeting was intended “to highlight the urgent humanitarian crisis in Gaza and call for a ceasefire,” and said she had not planned to speak at the meeting but was invited to address the crowd.

“To convey my concern about a rise in hate crimes, I said that Jewish Americans, as targets of rising anti-Semitic hatred, are “getting a taste of what it's like to be Muslim in this country that is so often subjected to violence '. .''

Sarandon said her words ignored “centuries of oppression and genocide in Europe,” as well as recent atrocities such as the attack on the Tree of Life synagogue, which killed 11 people in Pittsburgh in October 2018 — the worst attack on the Jewish community in modern American history. .

Sarandon added, “I deeply regret trivializing this reality and hurting people with this comment.

“My intention was to show solidarity in the fight against all forms of intolerance, and I am sorry that I did not do that.”

Since the October 7 Hamas terror attack, which killed 1,200 Israelis, and the reprisals in Gaza, which killed 15,000 Palestinians, Sarandon has attended several rallies in New York.

The veteran left-wing activist was filmed singing along to the chant 'from the river to the sea', a rallying cry used by both pro-Palestinian activists and Hamas and seen by many as an anti-Semitic call for Israel's destruction .

The Rocky Horror Picture Show star also retweeted messages on

Susan Sarandon was spotted at a pro-Palestine rally in New York City last month. She attended another this weekend, where she sang “from the river to the sea,” which has been branded an anti-Semitic phrase calling for Israel's destruction.

Journalist Asra Nomani was among those who criticized Sarandon for her comments.

Nomani shared a photo of herself with her parents and said, “Hi Susan Sarandon, this is my mom, my dad and I on the trail in Morgantown, West by God Virginia. Let me tell you what it means to be Muslim in America.

“My father did not have to become a second-class indentured servant to one of the many tyrants of Muslim countries who use immigrants from India, like my family, as essential slaves… my father got a job as an assistant professor of nutrition.

“He was rejected at first because of his tenure, but because he was a Muslim in America, he was given a right like everyone else: his right to appeal and guess what? He won and became a professor.

'My mother? Being a Muslim in America meant she could live FREELY with the wind in her hair, like Masih Alinejad fighting for women in the Muslim country of Iran to enjoy.”

She went on to describe how she was able to safely and freely give birth to a baby out of wedlock in America – something that would have led to her death in some Muslim countries.

Asra Nomani, born in India to Muslim parents, responded to Sarandon on Twitter with a list of the freedoms she and her parents enjoy in the US.

Response: There is growing anger over Sarandon's comments

'Where do you think I came to give birth to my baby safely and without shame? West by God Virginia in the United States of America – where we enjoy equal rights as Muslim Americans, not Americans.

“This is a taste of life for a Muslim family in America. Please do not minimize the experience of Jewish Americans by purging the hell that it is for Muslims living in Muslim countries and vilifying America for the life – and freedoms – it provides to Muslims like my family.

'Go, live as a Muslim woman in a Muslim country. You come back to America and kiss the land beneath your feet,” she said.

Others compared her comments to those of Jane Fonda during the Vietnam War. Fonda was nicknamed 'Hanoi Jane' because of her continued condemnation of the US military efforts in Vietnam.

She traveled to the region and posed atop an anti-aircraft gun, something she has since apologized for.

Jane Fonda sitting on an anti-aircraft gun in Vietnam in 1972. She has since apologized for offending the families of American veterans with the photo and her comments about the war

'Now now now. The Vietnam War had Hanoi Jane. It looks like Hamas Gaza will have Susan. She should go visit them,” said one critic.

“Someone please let actress Susan Sarandon know that she can open a good bottle of wine and celebrate another Jewish grandfather's death by her private pool.

“Hamas, which it proudly supports, has just announced that one of the hundreds of innocent Israelis it kidnapped – 86-year-old Aryeh Zalmanovich – has been murdered in captivity.

'Do you like this Susan? Does this fill your heart with joy?' said another.

There has been a sharp increase in both anti-Semitism and Islamophobia in the US since the October 7 attack and subsequent conflict.

The vast majority of public protests in major cities like New York were pro-Palestine, with some participants holding up anti-Semitic signs calling on people to “cleanse the world of Jews.”