Editing Susan Sarandon (section)

====Gaza war====
In November 2023, Sarandon spoke out against [[Israeli war crimes in the Gaza war|the Israeli government's actions]] during the [[Gaza war]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Algemeiner |first=The |date=November 16, 2023 |title=Actress Susan Sarandon Bashes Israel's Military Campaign Against Hamas, Shares False Info About Gaza War - Algemeiner.com Actress Susan Sarandon Repeatedly Bashes Israel's Military Operation in Gaza, Attends 'Free Palestine' Rally in NYC |url=https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/11/16/actress-susan-sarandon-bashes-israels-military-campaign-hamas/ |access-date=November 19, 2023 |website=www.algemeiner.com |language=en-US}}</ref> At a pro-Palestinian rally in [[Union Square, Manhattan|Union Square]] on November 17, Sarandon said: "There are a lot of people afraid of being Jewish at this time, and are getting a taste of what it feels like to be a Muslim in this country, so often subjected to violence." Four days later, she was dropped as a client by [[United Talent Agency]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/uta-susan-sarandon-palestinian-1235669514/|title=Susan Sarandon Dropped By UTA After Pro-Palestine Rally Comments|first=Etan|last=Vlessing|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=November 21, 2023|accessdate=November 21, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/susan-sarandon-pro-palestinian-remarks-uta-dropped-1235632398/|title=UTA Drops Susan Sarandon As Client Following Recent Antisemitic Remarks She Made At A Rally In New York|date=November 21, 2023 |publisher=deadline}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/hollywood-divide-over-israel-melissa-barrera-1235804452/|title=A Fired 'Scream' Star, Clients Booted From Agencies and a Secret Tom Cruise Meeting: Inside Hollywood's Divide Over Israel|date=November 21, 2023 |publisher=Variety}}</ref> On December 1, Sarandon issued an apology for the phrasing of her comment, saying that "it implies that until recently Jews have been strangers to persecution, when the opposite is true".<ref>{{cite news|url = https://variety.com/2023/film/news/susan-sarandon-apologizes-pro-palestine-rally-terrible-mistake-1235818618/|title = Susan Sarandon Apologizes for Remarks at Pro-Palestine Rally: My 'Phrasing Was a Terrible Mistake'|work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date = December 2, 2023|accessdate = December 2, 2023|last = Spangler|first = Todd}}</ref> On March 12, 2025, Sarandon attended the detention hearing of Palestinian activist and [[US permanent resident]] [[Detention of Mahmoud Khalil|Mahmoud Khalil]], currently detained by [[Immigration and Customs Enforcement|ICE]], and stated her support for the free speech rights of Khalil and all US residents.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://apnews.com/article/columbia-university-protests-mahmoud-khalil-ice-arrests-751fa0b4637f5600a8af061ba4ddf97b|title = Columbia grad student's detention will stretch on as lawyers spar over Trump's plan to deport him|work = [[AP news]]|date = March 12, 2025|accessdate = March 12, 2025|last1 = Offenhartz|first1 = Jake|last2 = Neumeister|first2 = Larry}}</ref>