Actor and comedian Jon Lovitz slammed Democrats for their shift away from supporting Israel and their handling of antisemitism in the US, calling out 70 Democrats who voted against a bill condemning antisemitism and accusing Bernie Sanders of being a "self-loathing Jew."
Actor and legendary comedian Jon Lovitz has taken aim at Democrats over their pivot against Israel and their handling of the growing antisemitism in the US since Oct. 7.
"You should vote for whoever you like, okay? But if you're Jewish - they passed a bill about condemning antisemitism, which is condemning hate and violence toward Jewish people. 70 Democrats voted against it," Lovitz said in an interview with Fox News Digital.
Lovitz criticized Democratic leaders like Chuck Schumer and Bernie Sanders for their statements and actions regarding Israel.
"You've got Chuck Schumer, who's Jewish, saying we should have elections in Israel now. And the reason President Trump and other people got mad is you're not supposed to interfere - ironically, Trump - interfere in another country's elections and in the middle of a war!" Lovitz exclaimed.
He further accused Sanders of being a "self-loathing Jew" and pointed out that Sanders had consistently been critical of Israel.
"Why isn't he condemning Hamas for starting it? What about that?" Lovitz asked.
Lovitz praised former President Trump for his support of Israel and rejected accusations of antisemitism against him.
"The fact is that he's done more for Israel than any president in the history of this country," Lovitz said.
Lovitz also defended Trump against accusations of antisemitism, citing his daughter Ivanka's conversion to Judaism and the fact that his grandchildren are Jewish.
"There's a beach club in Palm Beach. And they don't let Jews in that club. They're banned. And right next door to that beach club is Mar-a-Lago's beach club and they let in Jews. So which of those clubs are antisemitic, the one that bans Jews or the ones that lets them in? Well? They love Trump in Israel, I tell you that. Because he defended them… People say Trump's antisemitic. And then I would say he's not by his actions and the Democrats, by their actions, are overall. They're certainly not for Israel."
Lovitz condemned Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., for suggesting that there are "pro-genocide" and "anti-genocide" Jews on both sides of the Israel-Hamas debate.
"To call what's happening in Palestine ‘genocide’ is false. It's just using what happened to the Jews by the Nazis in Germany. That was genocide. Hamas wants to commit genocide against the Jews. There's no program to wipe out all the Palestinians," Lovitz argued.
Lovitz, a life-long Democratic voter and outspoken supporter of Israel, now says he doesn't identify with either party following the events of Oct. 7.
"Jewish people for years, including myself, have been, you know, mostly liberal and Democrats. And so, what do you do when the party that you've been a part of all your life is against you?" Lovitz asked. "So then they go, 'No, they're not.' Really? Well, they just had a vote about it. Not condemning hate towards you. And 70 of them voted against it… The Democratic Party, they're not what they used to be."
