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Monday, July 14, 2025
Jewish-American actor Mandy Patinkin suggests Israel doing in Gaza what was done to previous generations of Jews
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Actor Mandy Patinkin appears to liken Israel’s “unconscionable” actions in Gaza to those perpetrated against Jews in previous generations.
In an interview with The New York Times alongside his wife and son, the Jewish-American “Homeland” star answers a question about his public calls for a Gaza ceasefire by highlighting a line from a character he played in “The Princess Bride.”
“‘I have been in the revenge business so long. Now that it’s over, I do not know what to do with the rest of my life,” Patinkin says, using the accent of Inigo Montoya from the hit 1987 film.
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“I ask Jews to consider what this man [Prime Minister] Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing government is doing to the Jewish people all over the world,” he says. “They are endangering not only the State of Israel, which I care deeply about and want to exist, but endangering the Jewish population all over the world.”
“For the Jewish people to allow this to happen to children and civilians of all ages in Gaza, for whatever reason, is unconscionable and unthinkable,” Patinkin continues. “And I ask you Jews, everywhere, all over the world, to spend some time alone and think, Is this acceptable and sustainable?”
“How could it be done to you and your ancestors and you turn around and you do it to someone else?” he asks angrily.
The Times of Israel Community.