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17th December 2022
09:00am GMT

Reiterating the President's words, Ben spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about the issue, which hits a more personal spot as he is Jewish himself.
“This kind of thing seems to be appropriate for a lot of people to pass over and not comment. As a Jew, I really notice all of the silence,” the The People We Hate at the Wedding actor said.
"If anyone happens to read this and wants to say something, either through a simple or even passive showing of support, it means a lot to Jewish people right now who are feeling a little left in the lurch. I hope that it becomes something we can’t really ignore the way that we so beautifully don’t ignore so many other biases and forms of oppression. I’m hoping that those kinds of conversations can apply themselves to the Jewish people as well.”
This comes after Kanye West made comments recently both on Twitter and on Alex Jones' podcast where he denied the Holocaust happened and admitted he admired Adolf Hitler, leading him to get banned on the social media app.Explore more on these topics: