Susan Sarandon joined Squad member Rashida Tlaib in a protest on Capitol Hill demanding that the US stop “funding genocide.”
The actor made a statement to the press on Thursday calling for a ceasefire during an advocacy day organized by the left-wing anti-war women’s organization CODEPINK.
“There has never been peace achieved through violence,” Sarandon said, ironically just three months after issuing a groveling apology for saying Jewish Americans are “getting a taste of what it’s like to be Muslim in this country.” ‘
The 77-year-old, who was dressed in a red keffiyeh scarf as he posed for a photo, said: “We must have a permanent ceasefire and save the lives of all those people who 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 comments. 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.
Susan Sarandon, 77, joined Squad member Rashida Tlaib in a protest on Capitol Hill on Thursday, demanding the US stop ‘financing genocide’
Sarandon ironically said there has ‘never been peace achieved through violence’ – just three months after justifying violence against Jewish people
“Well, I wish I had more than $1,000,000, that’s what Jeffries received and Torres too to try and have a conversation,” she added. “But they clearly don’t want dialogue, they don’t want conversation, which to me it seems like they’re afraid to know the truth about what’s going on.”
“And I think their AIPAC donors are going to make it very difficult if they’re going to listen to what the rest of the world, the rest of the United States, most of the United States, wants a ceasefire.”
‘I simply can’t bear to see this kind of destruction with so many victims, children and women, any longer. I don’t understand why people can’t close their eyes to that,” Sarandon said.
Sarandon made no effort to incite the violence against Israelis on October 7, nor did she advocate for the release of the hostages – including as many as six Americans, who are still held captive by Hamas in Gaza.
In early November, Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib convicted for a series of inflammatory comments condemning Israel following the October 7 Hamas terror attacks 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 Middle East conflict.
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 an anti-Semitic call for the destruction of Israel.
Sarandon was fired by her agency in November for anti-Semitic comments. She has made no effort to denounce the 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 held captive by Hamas in Gaza.
Her actions come after a foreign aid package for Israel was passed on Tuesday
Activists from the group CODEPINK stand outside the offices of Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., on Thursday as they advocate for Gaza on Capitol Hill
The 77-year-old was wrapped in a red keffiyeh scarf as he posed for photos
CODEPINK’s “advocacy day” aimed to “amplify the voices of the majority of Americans who oppose sending more taxpayer dollars to Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.”
People advocating for Palestine’s support are being warned to keep quiet or face the possibility of arrest outside the office of U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
The protest was the latest attempt to change the US position on Gaza
Women show their red hands and red paint on a baby doll during their protest on Capitol Hill
CODEPINK’s “advocacy day” aimed to “amplify the voices of the majority of Americans who oppose sending more taxpayer dollars to Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.”
“As a mother and grandmother, I cannot bear to watch the continued suffering of mothers in Gaza, especially knowing that we in the US pay for the weapons that kill them and their families. I say to Congress: stop supporting this genocide, call for a permanent ceasefire and resume humanitarian assistance through UNRWA,” Saradon told CODEPINK.
It is unclear whether Capitol Police made any arrests, although officials were seen on camera warning some protesters to remain silent or face the possibility of arrest outside the office of U.S. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in the House of Representatives.
In November, Sarandon was dumped by her Hollywood agency UTA over her controversial comment that scared Jews in America facing rising anti-Semitism are “getting a taste of what it feels like to be Muslim.”
Agency employees were so hurt and shocked by left-wing Sarandon’s comments that they cut ties as a result. She has worked at the agency since 2014.
The agency, which stands for United Talent Agency, is led by Jewish CEO Jeremy Zimmer.
Sarandon made the inflammatory comment during a protest in New York on November 17. She said people who are “afraid of being Jewish” in America are “getting a taste of what it feels like to be Muslim in America.”
Susan Sarandon said at a protest on November 17 that scared Jews in America are “getting a taste” of what it feels like to be Muslim.
Jews have rejected her comments and some Muslim Americans, including Asra Nomani, have taken to social media to explain to Sarandon the ways their lives improved when they moved to America.
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.