Rep. Randy Fine is doubling down on characterizing New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a Muslim terrorist, and that triggered a pretty heated exchange with Jacob.
Fine zeroed in on the Mayor, who slammed Israel for what he calls the genocide of the Palestinian people. The Congressman from Florida says the number killed includes members of Hamas, responsible for slaughtering nearly 1,200 Israelis on October 7th, and that makes him a Muslim terrorist.
Jacob felt adding the word "Muslim" was gratuitous, but Fine fired back that we called other groups white nationalists, so what's the difference?
On the subject, a clip of Mark Ruffalo just surfaced from a podcast months ago, where he proclaimed he can no longer be friends with Jewish actors who support Israel.
Rep. Ilhan Omar wants a nation to take action when Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lands stateside in September ... arguing authorities should take him into custody.
Our TMZ DC team caught up with the Congresswoman from Minnesota on Wednesday and asked her about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani saying the federal government should step in and slap the cuffs on Bibi during his upcoming trip to the United Nations.
Rep. Omar says she agrees with Mamdani ... adding it shouldn't be controversial for anyone to side against a "war criminal." She says the International Criminal Court has issued a warrant for Netanyahu's arrest -- and someone should follow through with it.
Zohran Mamdani clearly hates Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu ... because he's demanding the federal government arrest the Israeli prime minister if Bibi so much as steps foot in the Big Apple!!!
The New York City mayor has been on a tear lately when it comes to Bibi ... telling the New York Times he was exploring ways to arrest Bibi on the local side. But that idea appears to have gone south after talking with his law department and learning he had no legal authority to arrest a foreign government leader.
You may recall ... In 2024, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu, charging him with war crimes and crimes against humanity in connection with the never-ending conflict in the Gaza Strip.
Mamdani made the stunning remarks during an interview Friday with The New York Times, saying that Netanyahu also “belongs in The Hague” -- the International Criminal Court where the Israeli leader has a warrant out for his arrest and has been charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip.
Zohran noted that he’s been in active talks with the city’s law department to see what, if any, legal grounds there would be to arrest Bibi.
A New York City coffee shop is in hot water with the feds ... the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division is investigating after staff banned a pro-Israel politician.
Here's the deal ... Poetica Coffee's Park Slope location slammed Rep. Dan Goldman on their Facebook page after he purchased a drink from them over the weekend ... issuing him a refund and saying they "don't serve racists, fascists, homophobes, genocide enablers, or anyone in between."
The shop told the New York Congressman he's never welcome back, adding ... "Do you see how it doesn't taste like genocide juice? Or are you still having a hard time telling the difference?"
Rep. Ilhan Omar is blasting Jerry Seinfeld for saying Palestine "doesn't exist" ... calling his comments disgusting, disturbing, and downright dangerous.
Charlie got the Minnesota Congresswoman on Capitol Hill and asked her about Jerry's comments ... and she didn't hold back .... claiming he's using his massive platform to diminish an entire group of people while refusing to acknowledge the devastation Palestinians have endured.
Rep. Omar says Jerry's comments -- which came when a streamer asked him to say "Free Palestine" on his way out of Wednesday's NBA Finals game -- are deeply offensive ... arguing that language denying people their entire history carries serious consequences ... whether it comes from a celebrity or anyone else.
Kanye West has gone from "death con 3" when it comes to Jewish people to striking a deal with an Israeli businessman to put on a concert ... oh, how the times have changed!
The rapper has officially partnered with Guy Beser and Blue Stone Productions to play a show at Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi, Georgia -- and 70,000 tickets for Ye's show sold out within a day.
The show was first reported by Rolling Stone ... and the outlet said the concert was being produced by Beser's Live Nation Israel -- but, Live Nation tells us it's not promoting or producing the show, and it's all being done by Beser's independent production company, Blue Stone.
Live Nation tells us it's partnered with Beser and BSP in the past -- and the promotion giant reportedly bought a majority stake in BSP back in 2017. However, a Live Nation spokesperson tells TMZ ... it has no skin in the game for Ye's Georgia date.
Beser's LinkedIn page says he founded Live Nation Israel and serves as CEO.
The actress went on a tirade on social media Friday after Ruffalo appeared in a video posted to Instagram, in which he lauds the film, "Palestine '36" ... a new movie about the revolt by Palestinian people against British colonial rule.
Beckinsale ripped into Ruffalo with a comment ... not for being a vocal supporter of Palestine, but because she says an agent they shared dropped her for supporting Palestinians, while Ruffalo hasn't faced any backlash.
Mohamed Hadid got real about the Israel–Gaza conflict … telling us he hopes the ceasefire actually holds, because everyone should be able to live in peace.
The Palestinian-American real estate developer caught up with TMZ on Tuesday ... telling us he hopes people in Gaza can one day rebuild, live safely, and even get their land back.
Gigi and Bella's father -- who’s got family back in the region -- says no matter if you’re Jewish, Christian, or Muslim, the war has been tough for all people of Palestine.
Greta Thunberg claimed Israel is committing "genocide" against Palestinians after she landed in Athens, Greece, with more than 150 other activists on Monday.
Israel detained 479 people, including Thunberg, who were involved with the Global Sumud Flotilla, boats that attempted to pierce Israel's naval blockade in order to bring aid to Gaza, according to Reuters.
The Israeli government subsequently deported hundreds of individuals associated with the flotilla, and Thunberg was part of a group of 161, made up of people from 16 European countries, who were given the boot and sent to Athens, BBC News reports. Thunberg was similarly denied entry to Gaza and expelled, with others, in June.
Thunberg said the flotilla's main objective was to "step up" and provide aid to Gazans after various governments continue to refuse to do so.
Several activists involved in the flotilla alleged they were subject to inhumane conditions and treatment while they were detained in Israel. Some described sleep deprivation, food and water being withheld ... and even beatings, and being locked in a cage, Reuters reports. Israel's foreign ministry denied the reports.
Gal Gadotis speaking out after sparking headlines with comments about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the "Snow White" movie's lackluster performance at the box office.
The actress took to Instagram Stories on Sunday to clarify remarks she made during a sit down on Israeli TV. In the interview, Gadot was asked why Disney's "Snow White" tanked at the box office despite its whopping $200 million budget.
Gal Gadot gave a big interview tonite on Israeli TV, on the pressure in Hollywood to speak out against Israel pic.twitter.com/fBNuLAmeFt
"When the film came out, I felt that those who are against Israel criticized me in a very personal, almost visceral way," she said on IG. "They saw me first and foremost as an Israeli, not as an actress. That's the perspective I spoke from."
Gal Gadot says politics proved to be the poison apple to her live-action "Snow White" ... claiming pressure to condemn Israel turned the public against the movie.
The actress made the comments in a wide-ranging interview to Israeli TV that's making the rounds online -- she says she was sure the movie was going to be a hit ... adding it was a joy to film and work with her costar Rachel Zegler.
Gal Gadot gave a big interview tonite on Israeli TV, on the pressure in Hollywood to speak out against Israel pic.twitter.com/fBNuLAmeFt
However, she says everything changed after October 7, 2023, when Hamas attacked a music festival in the country, which led to the ongoing multiyear conflict between Israel and Palestine.
An anti-Israel protester was beaten down on the track at the Tour de France after a staff member came out of nowhere and flipped the dude over a barricade.
The wild moment went down close to the finish line earlier this week ... while Norway cyclist Jonas Abrahamsen just barely beat out Mauro Schmid of Switzerland for the victory.
French man decides to intervene when an anti-Israel protester with a keffiyeh in his hand decides to put the lives of cyclists at risk during a race pic.twitter.com/usi8zwpia4
San Diego Pride just hit a major speed bump on the road to celebration -- several sponsors are pulling the plug on the event due to R&B singer Kehlani's headlining spot in the lineup.
UC San Diego, UC San Diego Health and Mayor Todd Gloria withdrew their support from the festival over Kehlani's vocal support of Palestine during the ongoing war in Gaza, CBS8 reports. Several Jewish groups also reportedly announced their decision to pull away from Pride this year over her "repeated amplification of violent antisemitic rhetoric."
Her views -- which many have deemed antisemitic -- have caused friction before. In April, her Cornell University "Slope Day" performance was cut due to what the university described as her "anti-Israel" stance.
Mohamed Sabry Soliman appeared in Colorado court Monday following an attack on pro-Israel protesters gathering in Boulder, Colorado on Sunday ... Soliman is accused of using Molotov cocktails and what the FBI describes as a "makeshift flamethrower."
Soliman will be charged with 16 counts of attempted murder -- two for each of the eight victims, according to the New York Times. Soliman has been charged with at least one federal hate crime ... “hate crime involving actual or perceived race, religion, or national origin.” He was held on $10 million bond, and formal charges are expected Thursday.
Boulder Police said a crowd was attacked at a pro-Israel event called the "Run for Their Lives" walk at the city's Pearl Street Mall Sunday afternoon ... Molotov cocktails were hurled at people, injuring 8. Soliman was arrested shortly afterward.
Kehlani is doubling down on her pro-Palestinian views ... this time taking them to the red carpet of the 2025 American Music Awards -- just weeks after NYC canceled her Central Park concert amid backlash.
Kehlani shares her stance on Gaza and Palestine: “All I can say is, free Palestine.” pic.twitter.com/CjBzXzFSNn
The Grammy-nominated singer made it crystal clear while speaking to Variety ahead of the big event -- she’s sticking by her controversial stance, noting ... "If people are blowing up and being murdered at mass rates … it should be as easy as breathing to say, 'Hey, this shouldn’t be happening.'''
She went further by calling out U.S. involvement directly, adding ... "We’re funding it, so we should stop."
