The conflict escalated on October 7 when Hamas initiated a militant attack on Israel. In response, Israel launched airstrikes on Gaza and later commenced ground operations. As of November 2, the Associated Press reported at least 1,400 casualties in Israel, according to the Israeli military, while authorities in Gaza claimed that 8,800 individuals had lost their lives.
Amy Schumer, who was raised Jewish, has been an outspoken supporter of Israel, whereas Lebanese-American Mia Khalifa has been a staunch advocate for the Palestinian cause. However, it is Khalifa's alleged praise of Hamas that has led to calls for her "cancellation," rather than her support for Gaza's civilian population.
Khalifa recently lost her podcasting contract with Playboy after referring to Hamas as "freedom fighters" on social media. On the other hand, Amy Schumer faced backlash for accusing several news outlets of blaming Israel for the Gaza hospital bombing on October 17 without proper fact-checking, although later reports indicated that the missile was indeed fired from within Gaza towards Israel.
On November 1, Mia Khalifa shared a post on X, a platform previously known as Twitter. The post originally came from Black and Indigenous Filipino actress Asia Jackson, featuring screenshots of an Instagram message exchange between her and Schumer. Schumer appears to have initiated contact with Jackson after she had commented, "It's so crazy to me how Bella & Gigi had to tiptoe around their statements and then Amy Schumer is like 'Gazans are rapists' and will still have a career."
In response to Jackson's comment, Schumer asked, "Did something I posted about my people being massacred upset you?" Jackson replied, "The Islamophobia and generalization of Gazan people did." Schumer continued, "People all over the world are in the streets yelling for the murder of my people," and accused Jackson of being uneducated about the history of the Jewish people and the conflict, expressing her belief that Jackson was antisemitic.
Schumer further inquired if Jackson had any Jewish friends, highlighting their fears for their children and lives in the context of the ongoing conflict, and accused Jackson of posting the screenshots on X to advance her career. Jackson defended herself, stating, "Very curious to hear how you know that I'm not educated about the conflict? How do you know that? You literally just followed me, you don't know who I am."
In response to Schumer's comments, X users criticized her, with one user named Meech expressing their astonishment at Schumer's remarks to a "BLACK AND INDIGENOUS FILIPINA." Another user, samah fadil, commented that Schumer seemed like the type of person who had engaged in racially insensitive behavior, which garnered significant attention online.
The message exchange quickly went viral, prompting Khalifa to silently weigh in by reposting comments from other users and sharing posts from public figures supporting Palestinians, including Angelina Jolie and author Dan Kovalik. While Khalifa refrained from posting her own thoughts on social media after losing her contract with Playboy, she continued to engage with content supportive of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
On November 1, Amy Schumer took to Instagram to address the backlash against her. In her post, she emphasized her desire for the safety of both Jewish and Muslim communities and pushed back against accusations of Islamophobia or supporting genocide. Schumer also addressed personal attacks on her appearance and career, asserting her status as the "most successful female comedian of all time."
She concluded by acknowledging the pain that the ongoing conflict has caused and expressed her love for all people, despite the divisive rhetoric surrounding the Israel-Palestine issue.
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