{"id":82884,"date":"2020-12-29T17:00:36","date_gmt":"2020-12-29T15:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=82884"},"modified":"2020-12-26T14:00:49","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T12:00:49","slug":"29-00-54","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=82884","title":{"rendered":"Actress Alyssa Milano Blasted for Singling Out Israel, \u2018Targeting Jews\u2019 in Twitter Post About Stimulus Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reunion68.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reunion68.com\/Biuletyn\/img\/algem.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35%\" \/><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2020\/12\/22\/actress-alyssa-milano-blasted-for-singling-out-israel-targeting-jews-in-twitter-post-about-stimulus-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Actress Alyssa Milano Blasted for Singling Out Israel, \u2018Targeting Jews\u2019 in Twitter Post About Stimulus Deal<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Shiryn Ghermezian<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/alyssa-milano.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Actress Alyssa Milano. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">American actress Alyssa Milano was roasted by social media users on Monday for a Twitter post that singled out Israel for receiving US aid.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The US Congress\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2020\/12\/22\/after-months-of-inaction-us-congress-approves-892-billion-covid-19-relief-package\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">approved on Monday<\/a>\u00a0a nearly-$900 billion coronavirus aid package that includes $600 stimulus checks for Americans. This second round of stimulus checks will be sent to individuals earning less than $75,000 a year and couples making less than $150,000.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Milano reacted harshly in a Twitter post, saying, \u201cBetween 30 and 40 million families are at risk of eviction, but Congress can only afford $600 per person. I\u2019m sure the $500 MILLION in arms and military aid to Israel and the $2 BILLION for Air Force missiles will help keep them warm when they are on the streets.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-546830\" src=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-22-at-8.01.09-PM-1.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-22-at-8.01.09-PM-1.png 840w, https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-22-at-8.01.09-PM-1-300x249.png 300w, https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-22-at-8.01.09-PM-1-768x638.png 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"698\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Her post was retweeted by Jewish actress and \u201cWill &amp; Grace\u201d star Debra Messing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1341221023514025985&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.algemeiner.com%2F2020%2F12%2F22%2Factress-alyssa-milano-blasted-for-singling-out-israel-targeting-jews-in-twitter-post-about-stimulus-deal%2F&amp;siteScreenName=Algemeiner&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1341221023514025985\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Milano\u2019s comments followed a\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WalkerBragman\/status\/1341121311578476544\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">similar tweet<\/a>\u00a0by journalist Walker Bragman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">But, as others\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HayesBrown\/status\/1341155513329971205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pointed out<\/a>, the aid to Israel was part of a broader $1.4 trillion agreement to fund the government through the rest of the fiscal year, not the COVID-19 relief bill. The spending agreement allocates foreign aid to a number of countries as part of the 2021 Defense Department budget, including $700 million to Sudan, $453 million to the Ukraine, and $1.3 billion to Egypt \u2014 almost three times the amount headed to Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em>Tablet Magazine<\/em>\u2018s Yair Rosenberg\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yair_Rosenberg\/status\/1341131902854590474\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">explained<\/a>\u00a0in a Twitter thread:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u201cThe bill contains money for everyone from Egypt to Pakistan, as it does every year. Worth noting that under the current agreement struck by Obama, most military aid to Israel (and soon all of it) must be spent in America, so it\u2019s ultimately just a subsidy to our own industries.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u201cWhat they told you: Congress gave $500 million in its covid relief bill to Israel instead of Americans. What actually happened: Congress passed its foreign aid budget for all countries, including military aid to Israel, nearly all of which must be spent on American companies.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Milano closed replies to her tweet, meaning that only users whom she followed or were mentioned could reply. Still, some social media criticized the \u201cCharmed\u201d actress on their own accounts for a post that one commenter said vilified Israel and\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JewishOpinions\/status\/1341307421063442434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cultimately targets Jews.\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">\u201c@Alyssa_Milano<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">, I generally respect your activism, but you have totally misrepresented the situation and for some reason singled out\u00a0<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-b88u0q r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Israel<\/span>, who isn\u2019t even the largest recipient of military aid in the Defense Bill,\u201d\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottHoltz\/status\/1341372580608040961?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a>\u00a0<span class=\"r-18u37iz\">another commenter.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Others leveled charges of bigotry,\u00a0<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-b88u0q r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">and<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertResnick\/status\/1341399238060740609\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">called on<\/a>\u00a0both Messing and Milano to apologize for singling out Israel. \u201cYou helped spread antisemitism,\u201d one Twitter user charged.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Ellie Cohanim \u2014 the US State Department\u2019s deputy special envoy to combat anti-semitism \u2014\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elliecohanim\/status\/1341239825811316737\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">took aim\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0at Bragman\u2019s original tweet, which was amplified by antisemitic and white supremacist Twitter users.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-4\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-4&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1341290239441199104&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.algemeiner.com%2F2020%2F12%2F22%2Factress-alyssa-milano-blasted-for-singling-out-israel-targeting-jews-in-twitter-post-about-stimulus-deal%2F&amp;siteScreenName=Algemeiner&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1341290239441199104\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Editor\u2019s note: After the publication of this article, Milano removed her Twitter post and\u00a0<a style=\"color: #808080;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Alyssa_Milano\/status\/1341488166738530306\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">apologized<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\" \/>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><em>Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion&#8217;68,<\/em><em><br \/>\nani te\u017c webmastera Blogu Reunion&#8217;68, chyba ze jest to wyra\u017anie zaznaczone.<br \/>\nTwoje uwagi, linki, w\u0142asne artyku\u0142y lub wiadomo\u015bci prze\u015blij na adres:<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"mailto:webmaster@reunion68.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">webmaster@reunion68.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%;\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actress Alyssa Milano Blasted for Singling Out Israel, \u2018Targeting Jews\u2019 in Twitter Post About Stimulus Deal Shiryn Ghermezian Actress Alyssa Milano. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. American actress Alyssa Milano was roasted by social media users on Monday for a Twitter post that singled out Israel for receiving US aid. 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