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Screenwriter Sparks Outrage with Shocking Anti-Palestinian Rant

4/26/2025

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Gil Kopatz, a screenwriter, ignited fury with a Facebook post calling for the extermination of Gazans, likening them to sharks. Palestinian politician Ahmad Tibi denounced his comments as neo-Nazi. Unrepentant, Kopatz expressed a chilling lack of compassion, framing his stance as a necessary act rather than genocide, echoing extreme sentiments from some Israeli leaders.

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Gil Kopatz, a screenwriter, ignited fury with a Facebook post calling for the extermination of Gazans, likening them to sharks. Palestinian politician Ahmad Tibi denounced his comments as neo-Nazi. Unrepentant, Kopatz expressed a chilling lack of compassion, framing his stance as a necessary act rather than genocide, echoing extreme sentiments from some Israeli leaders.