Liberal, Pro-israel Comedian Says There's A Double Standard For Celebrities Who Back The Jewish State

To stand-up comedian and pro-Israel activistic Daniel-Ryan Spaulding, it seems for illustration group deliberation it's "too political" if celebrities defend Israel, but normal and acceptable erstwhile they support Palestinian causes and condemn nan Jewish state.

In an question and reply pinch Fox News Digital, Spaulding discussed his pro-Israel activism arsenic good arsenic his vexation complete nan double standards successful really celebrated group talk astir Israel's warfare pinch Hamas.

"Like, if we talk astir being ‘too political,’ you're only ‘too political’ erstwhile you're being pro-Israel… When you’re against terrorism, that’s erstwhile you’re ‘political,’" he said.

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Daniel-Ryan Spaulding attends a screening of uncensored footage from nan October 7 massacre successful Israel by Hamas terrorists astatine nan United Nations connected November 20, 2023, successful New York City. (Noam Galai / Contributor)

The comic called retired respective high-profile comedians who person pushed anti-Israel talking points aliases who person condemned nan country's consequence to Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacre.

"Trevor Noah and Jon Stewart and Dave Chappelle and Rami Youssef – they opportunity horrible things astir Israel, and they humor libel Israel each nan time," he said. "And there's nary consequences for them. And nary 1 ever accuses them of being excessively political. They don't look immoderate consequences for it."

On nan different hand, Spaulding, who is not Jewish himself, noted really pro-Israel figures are considered arguable for speaking out. 

"I don't understand erstwhile Michael Rapaport aliases I aliases Amy Schumer aliases Jewish comedians who are actually, like, terrified to moreover opportunity thing – we're ‘too political’ because we're against terrorism? That's bizarre to me."

Spaulding, a cheery Canadian who is presently successful Israel connecting pinch nan Israeli hostages who person been freed from Hamas, described himself to Fox News Digital arsenic an "accidental activist." Though he has built a stand-up profession and toured nan world, he precocious settled successful nan United States and began utilizing his comedic powers to dispersed consciousness astir antisemitism. 

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Stand-up comedian Daniel-Ryan Spaulding meets pinch nan family of Hamas hostage Omer Shem Tov. (CREDIT: Daniel-Ryan Spaulding)

"And since I arrived successful New York, I ended up getting progressive successful defense activity for Israel and for nan hostage families and speaking retired against Jew hatred," nan comic said.

Spaulding went viral successful nan days aft Hamas’ panic onslaught successful Israel, calling retired leftist anti-Israel agitators. In 1 of his astir liked videos connected Instagram, nan comedian mocked LGBTQ protesters for reasoning that Hamas would admit their thief successful condemning nan Jewish state.

"Maybe you should reserve your anger for nan extremist Islamic Nazi decease cult that started this warfare by massacring 1,500 guiltless group and doesn’t springiness a s--- astir its ain group and uses them arsenic quality shields. But that’s a small scary to say, right? Because those are nan group that will really travel and termination you," Spaulding said successful nan clip.

He captioned nan Nov. 1 station pinch nan declaration, "Hamas is simply a Terrorist organization, not a guidance movement. You tin support nan Palestinian People, and NOT support Hamas, and NOT beryllium an Antisemetic[sic] portion of s--t. Call for Peace, not Hate!"

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Spaulding told Fox News Digital astir what led him to stock those first pro-Israel/anti-Hamas videos.

"Oh, I was horrified astatine seeing group support Hamas. It horrified me. I couldn't judge it. And I thought it was hilarious seeing these lesbians I knew successful Brooklyn take sides them. And so, that was benignant of my first viral video." 

The comedian explained why he believes group successful America person travel to person specified a backwards position astir Israel and Hamas. 

"Well, it's really 20 aliases 30 years of this, like, festering successful academia and festering online. And it's this taboo point that we're ne'er expected to talk about. And so, group ne'er sewage nan truth and sewage nan information," he said, adding that "a batch of Americans don't travel."

The different logic he gave is that "people conscionable dislike Jews."

"Antisemitism is simply a very powerful thing, and, like, Israel is benignant of nan Jew. Like, if we deliberation astir what antisemitism intends now, it is Israel arsenic nan Jew and group turning against Israel and hating Israel."

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A female holds a motion during a protestation calling to bring backmost nan hostages kept by Hamas successful Gaza. (Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Famous Jewish-American figures, for illustration "Friends" prima David Schwimmer aliases "Saturday Night Live" fable Jon Lovitz, person wondered why much Jewish group haven’t defended Israel since nan panic attack. 

When asked why he believes group aren’t speaking up, Spaulding said it’s because they’re scared.

"After October 7, location were a number of Jewish celebrities that said out, but they sewage unopen down, and they sewage deed pinch bot attacks, and they get scared, and sewage threatened," he said.

"So, sometimes group get scared, and they want to disregard a problem. I cognize what that was like. I was complete 400 pounds," he continued, referring to his mindset earlier his caller awesome weight loss. 

"It's very easy to conscionable unopen your encephalon disconnected and disconnect and dress that a problem isn't location erstwhile it's correct location successful your face."

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Comedian Daniel-Ryan Spaulding meets pinch Israelis waiting for nan return of hostages from Gaza.  (SOPA Images / Contributor)

Spaulding said these threats didn’t get him to unopen up. "They try. Like, particularly if you're going to talk astir Israel, like, group will effort to smear you and characteristic assassinate you and do immoderate they tin to get you to not talk astir Israel. But yeah, you can't extremity me."

The comedian besides mentioned he was amazed erstwhile he saw who did guidelines up for Israel.

"And wherever nan societal support was coming from was Christians and group connected nan correct and Republicans for illustration Mike Huckabee, and each of these group that – astir Jews are, like, Democrats and are liberal," he said, adding, "And I surely had ne'er really met a Republican earlier aliases talked to a Republican. But I heard Mike Huckabee speak astir Israel and I was like, ‘Oh my God, what a benignant man.’"

"I ne'er thought I would for illustration Mike Huckabee much than Jon Stewart." 

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