Roseanne Barr, the former sitcom star and stand-up comic who ran as a third-party candidate for president in 2012, has stirred up a bizarre controversy, promoting a May 17 Los Angeles concert by jazz saxophone player Gilad Atzmon. An Israeli-born musician of Palestinian Arab ancestry, Atzmon is a vociferous opponent of Israel who has expressed revisionist views on the Holocaust. When Atzmon’s critics protested to Barr on Twitter, both Atzmon and the famously outspoken Barr lashed back, and the pro-Israel account @CiFWatch said that Barr “supports a Holocaust denier and then hurls foul mouthed abuse at those that call her out.”
Twitchy aggregated the Twitter combat between Barr, Atzmon and pro-Israel activists:
.@therealroseanne Gilad Atzmon says he disbelieves “the Auschwitz narrative”. Do you find this acceptable? @cifwatch @daroff
— Adam Holland (@adamhollandblog) May 9, 2013
After being presented with evidence of @giladatzmon‘s Holocaust denial, @therealroseanne‘s response was to double down her support of Atzmon
— CiF Watch (@CiFWatch) May 9, 2013
@abesilberstein @johnnyargent @cifwatch @therealroseanne the real question is why these people are so afraid to look at their past.
— Gilad Atzmon (@GiladAtzmon) May 9, 2013
@kayorder @cifwatch @therealroseanne Still no evidence… you are the embodiment of the Zio joke..
— Gilad Atzmon (@GiladAtzmon) May 9, 2013
Read more of the rancorous debate at Twitchy.
Gilad Atzmon is an Ex Israeli Ex Jews.
One of the biggest Jew Haters of our century and the worst Holocaust denier.
In Europe he is already well known and gets what he deserves.
His venues are canceled as Non one wants to hear an Jew Hater Music.
The issue that this scum is suddenly an Israeli Musician fits his agenda.
When it fits him he is an Israeli...... while he hates himself and mentioned that he despises his been a Jew and an Israeli.
But to get a stage he will sell his mother too.
kick him out and send him to David Duke which is his biggest fan.
He should perform for the Nazis