“It’s terrifying”: Comedian Ilana Glazer opens up on impact of Israel-Palestine conflict

Comedian Ilana Glazer, in a recent Instagram post, opened up about the fallout amidst the Israel-Palestine conflict. On October 7, Glazer noted:

"It's been 2 years since Hamas killed 1,200 Israelis in a terrorist attack. Every one of those 1,200 lives was a universe. Thinking of the victims' families, and the families desperately awaiting release of the estimated 48 remaining hostages today & every day."

She then opened up about her faith and added,

"I love being Jewish; I love Jews; anti-semitism is rising, and it's terrifying. I speak up because I believe, from the bottom of my heart, that standing up and speaking up keeps us safe. We all are connected; our safety - humanity's - is inextricably intertwined."

Ilana's note comes after Israel, earlier this week, announced the deportations of 342 of the 479 people who were on board the 42 boats in the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF).

More about Ilana Glazer's Jewish upbringing

Comedian Ilana Glazer grew up in a Reform Jewish family in Long Island. Glazer is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.

In November 2018, Glazer's event at a Brooklyn Synagogue was canceled after anti-semitic graffiti was found on the temple's walls, according to the police and synagogue officials.

The vandalism was being investigated as a hate crime by the NYC police department. On the day of the event, Glazer announced that the event was canceled after graffiti written with a black marker was found inside the temple in various locations.

Rabbi Mark Sameth of Union Temple, while speaking to the NY Times, said,

"My first response was that it was sickening. It would have been sickening under any circumstances, but all the more so following the horrific trafic events in Pittsburgh."

The graffiti was found days after a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue and other similar graffiti incidents in Brooklyn and Manhattan. In a statement to Vanity Fair, Glazer, while reacting to the incident, said,

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"Last night, we were ready to generate stories and conversations and turm them into action. We had beautiful, bright people ready to canvas - knock on doors for local elections - and help candidates who stand up for the human rights win."

Ilana Glazer allegedly blamed the "white supremacy", "anti-Semitism," and "racism" for the event and noted that the incident will not stop them from "communicating, canvassing, and voting."

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