THE TRANSFORMATION OF ROSEANNE BARR

This is a blog I never thought I would write.

Roseanne Barr – the ancestrally Jewish comedian who has spent much of her public life showing little other than disdain for Israel and Jews – has become transformed into what, for all the world, appears to be a sincere advocate for both.

Please watch this video of Ms. Barr’s speech to Ynet’s and Yedioth Ahronoth’s anti-Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) conference, and see for yourself.  If you know anything at all about Ms. Barr’s past comments and attempts at “humor”, it will be a jaw-dropping experience:

 

Her key comment (there were plenty to pick from, but this is my personal choice):

“Everything I believed about the left was severely shaken and the scales began to fall from my eyes in many ways.

“I had to admit that many of those that I considered comrades were naked bigots, who had absolutely no interest in peace between Israelis and Palestinians Arabs at all as I did.  It was shocking to realize that what I considered criticism of Israel many times gave over to the regular garden variety anti-Semitism that I’ve heard all of my life.”

My congratulations to Roseanne Barr, for being big enough to allow her eyes to be opened (some people can never do this), and for being honest and courageous enough to tell us about it it so publicly.

You made my day, Roseanne.  Not just words, either.  You really did.

2 Comments

  • I was surprised by this. I would never have believed it if I hadn’t seen and heard it myself. Although I have found one point to disagree with, She says that BDS is a right-wing cause.

    • free – I’ll have to listen again. I didn’t catch that….and suspect that – given how out of context it would be relative to her message, if she said it, she misspoke.

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