Gala attendees boo, walk out after Hollywood super-agent Ari Emanuel demands Netanyahu ouster
nypost.comAri Emanuel this week demanded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be ousted, condemning him for not seeking more peaceful solutions to the war in Gaza following Hamas’ horrific Oct.
7 attack on the Jewish state.“Israel will never be truly secure with Bibi Netanyahu in charge,” the Endeavor Group Holdings CEO said while accepting an award Wednesday from the Simon Wiesenthal Center.“For the good of Israel, he should go,” added Emanuel.The shocking remarks threw both applause and boos from attendees of the Beverly Hills gala, and some walked out as Emanuel was accepting the Jewish organization’s Humanitarian Award, its highest honor, according to the New York Times.“Netanyahu doesn’t want a peaceful solution,” said Emanuel. “And it’s become clear that getting to a political solution and Netanyahu remaining in power are irreconcilable paths.”“As for his responsibilities to keep the people of the state of Israel and Jews across the globe safe, he has obviously failed spectacularly,’ he said. “But he has succeeded wildly in using division to stay in power.”The audience at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel included an array of other entertainment giants, including Larry David, Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson,” the Los Angeles Times reported.
Considered one of Hollywood’s most outspoken execs, Emanuel two years ago called on businesses to end ties with Kayne West after the rapper made antisemitic remarks.Emanuel, who played a key role in the combination of WWE and UFC into the TKO Group last year, is the brother of Rahm Emanuel, who is now Joe Biden’s ambassador to Japan after previous stints as mayor of Chicago and Barack Obama’s White House Chief of Staff.
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