Bill Maher Did What No Late Night Comic Daredhttps://www.hollywoodintoto.com/bill-maher-antisemitism-democrats-republicans-culture/?ccBill Maher has watched in horror as antisemitism spiked worldwide following the Oct. 7 terror attacks that killed 1,200 Israelis and captured hundreds more.
It’s even worse than that. Some Democrats and Republicans have either failed to acknowledge the constant harassment, and worse, of Jewish people or promoted it.
Ask Gov. Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania’s popular Jewish Governor. He was incredulously passed over for the VP slot in 2024 by the Democrats, despite leading a must-win swing state.
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(Maher's) May 15 “Real Time with Bill Maher” monologue skewered anti-Israel rage. No punches pulled.
“It’s everyone’s right in a free country to be Antisemitic, but enough with hiding behind Israel, or Zionism or Netanyahu,” Maher said. “[If you think] when it comes to human rights, Israel is the monster country of all time, you either don’t read or you don’t care about your own hypocrisy. Because there are so many worse places.”
“That’s how you know it’s antisemitism. It’s the inconsistency,” he added.
The extreme double-standard is a useful diagnostic.
