“Love this group!! You give me hope!” Silverman replied to a photo of the Squad.

By Lauren Marcus, World Israel News

Jewish American comedian Sarah Silverman, who has been outspoken about her liberal views, took to Twitter last week to praise the so-called “Squad” of progressive U.S. lawmakers.

“Love this group!! You give me hope!” she replied to a photo of Reps. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-NY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Cori Bush (D-MI) and Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) that was posted by Omar.

“Wish there was a progressive Jewess in there … someday,” Silverman added, using a fingers-crossed emoji.

Omar replied to Silverman, writing, “You could run and join us,” alongside a smiley face emoji.

While Silverman dismissed the idea, writing that her “skeletons [in the closet] have skeletons,” it appeared that she had no qualms engaging with Omar.

Silverman recently complained on her podcast about what she felt is a lack of response among public figures in the face of rising anti-Semitism, who she said are reluctant to speak out on the issue.

Omar has come under fire for multiple anti-Semitic remarks, including her infamous 2014 tweets that “Israel [had] hypnotized the world” and calling on “Allah to awaken the people” to see Israel’s “crimes.”

Squad members Bush, Omar, and Tlaib are the only U.S. lawmakers who publicly endorse the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement.

In a January 2021 episode of her podcast, Silverman said, “I’m fine with BDS, as long as it’s clear that you are boycotting a government and not a people. When that line gets muddy, that’s when it’s a little scary as a Jew.”

Later in the episode, she added that “Israel and the Palestinian Authority, and Hamas, also have to want an end to the occupation…

“It ain’t just Israel that benefits from the occupation in various ways. And that seems to be a well kept secret.”

In February 2018, Silverman reposted an Amnesty International tweet calling for the release of Ahed Tamimi, who was arrested for slapping an IDF soldier.

“Jews have to stand up EVEN when — especially when — the wrongdoing is BY Jews/the Israeli government,” Silverman tweeted.

“My grandparents did not survive the atrocities of the Holocaust for me to be silent about injustice.”

A month earlier, in January 2018, Silverman received a barrage of hate for an Instagram post that depicted her nephew, Adar, in his IDF uniform.

Silverman’s sister, Susan, is a Reform rabbi based in Israel. She adopted Adar from Ethiopia as a baby.

“This baby is now a 19 year old soldier,” she wrote, alongside side-by-side photos of her nephew as an infant and as a young soldier. “ OY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, adar_abramowitz_silverman I LOVE YOU A ZILLION!!”

The post resulted in a flurry of hateful comments. Silverman replied to one commenter who said they were unfollowing her account, responding “go for it but he can’t help being Israeli and having to serve.

“He isn’t the govt. Let’s hope he’s part of the solution.”

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Jewish comedienne Sarah Silverman posted a tweet on August 8 featuring a video of Baptist Preacher Adam Fannin describing her as “a God-hating whore of Zionism.”

“This is Adam Fannin of the Stedfast Baptist Church in Florida and he is going to get me killed,” Silverman wrote.

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Sarah Silverman faces Twitter rebuke for calling on Jews to defend Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi.

By: Shiryn Solny/The Algemeiner 

American comedian Sarah Silverman faced a flurry of criticism from Twitter users over the weekend after she urged fellow Jews to support the release of Ahed Tamimi, the Palestinian teenager facing trial in Israel for repeatedly assaulting IDF soldiers.

“Jews have to stand up EVEN when — ESPECIALLY when — the wrongdoing is BY Jews/the Israeli government,” Silverman tweeted on Thursday, along with a link to an Amnesty International campaign protesting Tamimi’s detention by Israel’s security forces.

‘Do you stand with Ahed’s call to kill?’

In response, Frimet and Arnold Roth, parents of 15-year-old terror victim Malki Roth — killed in the infamous Jerusalem Sbarro pizzeria bombing in August 2001 — berated Silverman for “exploiting” her fame, and asked, “Sarah, did you stand up for our daughter Malki and the other 15 Jewish lives extinguished by Ahlam Tamimi, Ahed’s cousin and role-model-in-life? Do you stand with Ahed’s call to kill?”

Silverman tweeted back, “Awful. For every story like this, might there be a Palestinian one? I’m genuinely asking – this is not snark.”

Shahar Azani, a senior executive at pro-Israel group StandWithUS, wrote, “Beware Sarah Silverman whom you champion. Indeed, to the undiscerning eye this villain might seem like a hero, but dig even a little and you will find blood libels of old against the Jewish people, naked anti-Zionism and rampant antisemitism. We should all stand for #Peace not hate.”

‘Stick to comedy and stay out of politics’

International human rights lawyer Arsen Ostrovsky responded to Silverman’s Twitter post, saying, “Dear Sarah Silverman, please stick to comedy and stay out of politics. This girl, #AhedTamimi, whom you profess support for, is a notorious provocateur, who hit Israeli soldiers and wished to be a ‘martyr.’” Zionist activist Chloe Valdary also rebuked the comedian saying, “there’s so much more to this story, this tweet is irresponsible.”

Ostrovsky and activist Ido Daniel urged Silverman to recognize the daily threats faced by Israel due to Palestinian terrorism, and noted that Palestinians in Gaza are “oppressed” by the “genocidal terrorist organization” Hamas, which rules the coastal enclave.

‘Always ask, always doubt’

Daniel also advised Silverman to learn more about Tamimi’s background before calling on people to defend the teen. He told Silverman, “That girl you tweeted about a few days ago is part of a well orchestrated propaganda machine, her entire family are literally working in this. Don’t fall for it, please. Always ask, always doubt.”

Tamimi has an extensive history of provoking confrontations with Israeli soldiers and publicly offering support for terrorism. The 17-year-old’s family also includes several convicted murderers, and her parents routinely laud various terror figures. Tamimi’s aunt, Ahlam Tamimi, planned and helped carry out the 2001 Sbarro pizzeria bombing that killed 15 people and injured some 130.

Tamimi has remained in Israeli custody since her arrest on December 19.

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