Amy Schumer recently posted a clip of Martin Luther King Jr speaking in support of Israel and denouncing antisemitism but his daughter Bernice King had a few words for the comedian and shared what her father’s stance would be on the war between Israel and Hamas.
“Amy: Certainly, my father was against antisemitism, as am I,” Bernice King wrote in a thread on the social media platform X. “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 and for us to work for true peace, which includes justice.” She continued: “He said, ‘Justice at its best is love correcting everything that stands against love.’ We have much to correct.
In response to Amy Schumer’s tweet, Bernice King shared a different clip of her father talking about “moral power” and withdrawing from the Vietnam War. She encouraged Schumer to read her father’s book “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?”
“I mourn with all who are mourning,” Bernice King wrote. “I know that we can’t afford to diminish & dehumanize each other if we are truly committed to ridding humanity of the Triple Evils & to freedom from oppression for all.”
Since receiving Schumer made a post on instagram October 31st and said she has lost friends after showing her support for Israel. “I’m sad to have lost so many friends these last few weeks but feel powerful and free knowing I stand for the truth and will fight for it always,” Schumer wrote.
“I’m a proud Jewish woman and have every right to be. Head high. Spirits high. Love to my fellow brothers and sisters.”
