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Susan Sarandon Rewrites the Script in Venice Victim Act

Susan Sarandon claims she lost Hollywood roles for “supporting Palestine.” But her version of why she was dropped leaves out crucial context.

By September 07, 2026

Hollywood actress Susan Sarandon is all over the news after she claimed at the Venice Film Festival to have lost movie roles for “supporting Palestine.”

Here are her exact comments:

Sarandon is not being honest. She was not dropped by her talent agency for merely speaking out for Gaza. She was dropped for making the below comments at a rally in Manhattan protesting the Israel-Hamas war.

“There are a lot of people afraid of being Jewish at this time, and are getting a taste of what it feels like to be a Muslim in this country, so often subjected to violence.”

She later apologized:

before actually shilling for Hamas and retweeting Jew-haters.

So she knows full well that what she is now claiming is even flimsier than her acting career.

By the way, you can even hear the antisemitic tropes in her most recent diatribe at Venice – with its blaming powerful Zionists for her predicament and talk of the “ties of Zionists with America in our politics.”

She truly is the Wokey Horror.

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David Lange

David Lange

David Lange is a highly respected Middle East commentator and Israel advocate with over two decades experience in the field. A former law graduate, oil industry professional and hi-tech manager, David transitioned full time into Israel advocacy when he founded Israellycool Israel Advocacy (RA) in 2020. His focus is on a more proactive approach to countering online hate and disinformation.

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