Maureen Lipman, the actress from Evelyn Plummer, criticized Miriam Margolyes for her unwavering support for Palestine in the midst of Israel’s “vicious” and “genocidal” conflict.
Coronation Street actress Maureen Lipman branded Miriam Margolyes a “shock jock” and “self-publicist” for her views about Palestine. Harry Potter star Miriam, 84, described Israeli forces as “vicious”, claiming the country’s government is “genocidal”.
Miriam, who comes from a Jewish family, has been vocal with her criticism of Israel over recent months. But Evelyn Plummer star Maureen, 79, took aim at the outspoken actress, with Miriam reposting her insults on her own Facebook page.
In her column, Maureen told Miriam that she had spoken to another Jewish actress. Maureen did not object to the other, unnamed Jewish woman despite the fact that she had also criticized the Israeli Defense Forces’ barbaric actions in Palestine.
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She explained that she realized she and the other actress had contradictory opinions about the genocide taking place in Palestine after receiving an email exchange. However, Miriam’s accusations against her were brutal, calling her “thought-through, measured, and civil.”
Miriam riled Maureen up with her Big Issue interview. She had told the publication: “I was born in ’41, at the height of the Holocaust. I cannot bear to think that my people are doing exactly the same thing to another nation.”
She added that Hitler had permanently transformed Jewish people, turning them from caring and compassionate to “this vicious, genocidal, nationalist nation, pursue and murdering women and children.”
Hitting out at Miriam’s interview, Maureen compared her to the anonymous actress. She wrote in her column in The Spectator : “Miriam Margolyes, on the other hand, is a shock jock, a potty-mouthed controversialist and self-publicist, so I’m uninterested in her latest PR splash comparing Israelis to Nazis and the Gazan war to the Holocaust.”
Miriam shared a photo of the column to her Facebook page on Thursday writing: “From Dame Maureen Lipman (alas!)” It’s not the first time Miriam has ruffled feathers with her strong views on the war, with anti-Semitism campaigners hitting out at the star.
Speaking to the Sunday National, Miriam recently said: “Because I’m Jewish – although not a believer in it – I do care very much about what happens to Israel and to the Palestinian people.”
No one likes Jews, they never do, she continued, “Of course there is antisemitism, there has always been antisemitism.” However, this is not about Jews; it is about Israel and its actions.
Miriam received an OBE in 2002 for her services to drama, but she has since been subject to criticism for declining to do so. The Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) responded to her statements by calling them “repugnant.”
She was born Jewish, according to a statement from the CAA, but that does not allow her to use her potent platform to spread anti-Jewish venom.
“This has to be the end of the road. She must be shunned by the showbiz world that has fawned and bowed until now.” CAA added that it would write to the Honours Forfeiture Committee as well as BAFTA to ask them to remove Miriam of her titles.
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