“Friends” star David Schwimmer has slammed those who deny that Hamas raped Jews during the terrorist group's surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7.
What are the details?
Mr. Schwimmer, who is Jewish, elaborated on his views in Friday's newspaper. post On Instagram, he noted that he has served on the board of the Rape Foundation for nearly 20 years and as an advocate for child and adult victims of sexual violence for nearly 30 years.
“One of the important aspects that I learned early on about the healing process and for justice to be served for criminals is that survivors can be believed,” Schwimmer added.
Details of his post:
Why do so many people refuse to believe the women, children and men who were brutally assaulted by terrorists on October 7th, despite all the evidence on camera and in testimonies?
Where is their anger?
In the weeks and months that followed, it became clear that their work and advocacy was conditional.
They will fight tooth and nail for all victims of sexual violence, unless they are Jewish.
For many naysayers, Schwimmer added, it's a “convenient way to avoid sympathy and personal responsibility.”
'Friends' alumni also involved in last week's investigation Story From the New York Times — “'Speechless Scream': How Hamas Weaponized Sexual Violence on Oct. 7” — part of his Instagram post.
“Maybe this article will finally make them realize they were wrong and come to terms with their unconscious bias,” Schwimmer added.
In related news
In November, technology icon Sheryl Sandberg wrote: CNN editorial The post echoed Schwimmer's Instagram post, which said, “The silence on these war crimes is deafening.” In response to Sandberg's article, “The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg said that accusing Hamas of rape and sexual assault of Israeli women is a violation of the terrorist group's reputation in the midst of the Israel-Hamas war. He suggested that it could “intensify” anger.
Last month, NewsNation's Chris Cuomo reported on Oct. 7 that Hamas “enjoys dismembering” Jews and keeps their “heads and bloody corpses” as “trophies.” He said he watched the live video.
Schwimmer too called The presidents of Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were declared “morally bankrupt” in early December amid intense criticism of their congressional testimony about anti-Semitism on college campuses.
“Unable to answer even the most direct 'yes' or 'no' questions,” he said, “we watch as they grin in the face of unbridled anti-Semitism and calls for genocide on campus.” Where is the anger of students, faculty, and alumni demanding resignations, public apologies, and enforcement of codes of conduct? ” he asked. “Silence is complicity.”
Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned on Tuesday, and her resignation comes amid mounting accusations of plagiarism. Pennsylvania President Elizabeth McGill resigned in early December, just days after her congressional testimony.
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