Megyn Kelly Slams Bill Maher for Pro-Israel Speech, Accuses Him of Going Full BLM 2020'

"“New rule, since yesterday was Israel's birthday, having become a nation on May 14, 78 years ago, everyone must at least wish her a happy birthday or admit they're antisemitic,” Maher said in the final minutes of his show, Real Time With Bill Maher. “Now, it's everyone's right in a free country to be antisemitic, but enough with hiding behind Israel, or Zionism, or Netanyahu,” Maher continued."

"“If you think, as so many do now, that 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. But that's where we are these days: No Jews, no news.” When the audience tittered uncomfortably, Maher added a sarcastic, “Ha ha.”"

"Kelly did not enjoy the segment either, based on her reaction on Saturday. “He's such a hypocrite,” Kelly wrote on X. “Anti-woke warrior' except when it comes to the one identity he shares and then he's full BLM 2020. He's such a hypocrite. Anti-woke warrior except when it comes to the one identity he shares and then he's full BLM 2020.”"

"Maher's eight-minute-long diatribe came at the end of his New Rules segment. Maher has spoken about his background, which includes a Jewish mother and a Catholic religious education. He has also said on his Club Random podcast that he does not identify as Jewish, even though religious Jews would consider him Jewish based on his maternal heritage."

An eight-minute commentary on Israel’s 78th birthday claimed that anyone who did not at least wish Israel a happy birthday or admit antisemitism was being hypocritical. The commentary argued that Israel should not be treated as the worst country on human rights while ignoring other worse places. It also framed the situation as “No Jews, no news.” Megyn Kelly reacted negatively, calling the speaker a hypocrite and contrasting his stance with his own identity. The backlash referenced the speaker’s Jewish maternal background and his statements about not identifying as Jewish, alongside Kelly’s prior defense of Israel after the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks and her later criticism of Netanyahu and pro-Israel political influence.

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