Remembering Joan Rivers’ Strong Support for Israel

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
by Stephen Gutowski
September 4, 2014

‘You Cannot Throw Rockets and Expect People not to Defend Themselves’. The icon was a vehement supporter of the Jewish state.

World-class comedian and red carpet staple Joan Rivers died today at the age of 81. In addition to her iconic role interviewing and mocking celebrities, Rivers was a staunch supporter of Israel. “You cannot throw rockets and expect people not to defend themselves,” she told TMZ during a rant on the most recent war between the Jewish state and Hamas terrorists. “If New Jersey were firing rockets into New York we would wipe them out!”

This was far from the only time Rivers openly stood with Israel. A few months before her TMZ interview, when appearing on the Israeli comedy show Matzav HaUma, she said “if they don’t love [Israel] tell them to go f*** themselves.” She then proceeded to list the “Top Ten Ways to Say I Love Israel,” which included “I love Israel so much, at night I go to bed wearing only Chanel No. 5 and an Uzi.”……

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Remembering Joan Rivers’ Strong Support for Israel: ‘You Cannot Throw Rockets and Expect People not to Defend Themselves’

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