Joan Rivers has said she has no sympathy for the plight of the Palestinians in Gaza, declaring they ‘deserve to be dead’.
Rivers’ rant came when a photographer asked for her opinion on the conflict on the Gaza strip as she was leaving LAX airport on Wednesday.
The TV presenter first compared Gaza's rocket attacks to going to Madonna's house to 'throw paint bottles’ and the civilian casualties to the victims of Hiroshima.
She then said the thought the nearly
2,000 Palestinian who have died on the Gaza strip since Israel launched
military operations in the area a month ago 'deserved it'.
'When you declare war, you declare war,' Rivers said.
‘They started it. We now don't count who's dead. You're dead. You deserve to be dead. You started it. You started it. Don't you dare make me feel sad about that.’
When questioned further about the civilian victims, she added: 'You were told to get out, you don't get out, then you know you're an idiot, and at least the ones that were killed were the ones with very low IQ's.’
After the video began circulating online, Rivers released a statement on her Facebook page, in which she made it clear she stood behind her words, but that they had been taken out of context.
'I am both saddened and disappointed that my statement about the tragedy of civilian casualties was totally taken out of context,' she said.
'When you declare war, you declare war,' Rivers said.
‘They started it. We now don't count who's dead. You're dead. You deserve to be dead. You started it. You started it. Don't you dare make me feel sad about that.’
When questioned further about the civilian victims, she added: 'You were told to get out, you don't get out, then you know you're an idiot, and at least the ones that were killed were the ones with very low IQ's.’
After the video began circulating online, Rivers released a statement on her Facebook page, in which she made it clear she stood behind her words, but that they had been taken out of context.
'I am both saddened and disappointed that my statement about the tragedy of civilian casualties was totally taken out of context,' she said.
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