Martin Luther King’s Daughter Criticizes Amy Schumer’s Use Of Her Father’s Quotes About Israel-Hamas War
Bernice King, the daughter of Martin Luther King, is setting the record straight regarding her father’s stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict following a Twitter post made by comedian Amy Schumer.
A vocal supporter of Israel, Schumer posted a video of Martin Luther King Jr. stating that Israel “has the right to exist” and that he would “take a stand against anti-Semitism because it’s wrong, it’s unjust and it’s evil.”
pic.twitter.com/zMYMQvC79v
— Amy Schumer (@amyschumer) October 31, 2023
His daughter, Bernice, has since clarified some things about her father’s feelings on the conflict.
“Amy: Certainly, my father was against anti-Semitism, as am I,” she said on X, formerly known as Twitter. “He also believed militarism (along with racism and poverty) to be among the interconnected Triple Evils. I am certain he would call for Israel’s bombing of Palestinians to cease, for hostages to be released…...
A vocal supporter of Israel, Schumer posted a video of Martin Luther King Jr. stating that Israel “has the right to exist” and that he would “take a stand against anti-Semitism because it’s wrong, it’s unjust and it’s evil.”
pic.twitter.com/zMYMQvC79v
— Amy Schumer (@amyschumer) October 31, 2023
His daughter, Bernice, has since clarified some things about her father’s feelings on the conflict.
“Amy: Certainly, my father was against anti-Semitism, as am I,” she said on X, formerly known as Twitter. “He also believed militarism (along with racism and poverty) to be among the interconnected Triple Evils. I am certain he would call for Israel’s bombing of Palestinians to cease, for hostages to be released…...
- 11/5/2023
- by Zach Ament
- Uinterview
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