Sean Penn’s wikipedia entry begins with his activism. “He is known for his left-wing political and social activism, including humanitarian work.” For instance, he has worked for the Haitian people.
From the Times of Israel, by rightwing Rabbi Shmuley Boteach:
Sean Penn will be honored by our organization, This World: The Values Network, on 18 May, at Cipriani in New York, for his work in saving the life of Jacob Ostreicher, a Hassidic Jew who was unjustly accused and rotting in a Bolivian jail for three years. Joining him as co-honorees this year, the silver anniversary of my time in the Rabbinate, are Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey and Ambassador Ron Dermer of Israel, both of whom served as my student Presidents at the Oxford L’Chaim Society. John Prendergast, the great anti-genocide campaigner and former under Secretary-of-State for Africa under Bill Clinton, and Bret Stephens, who won last year’s Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished commentary, will also be honorees. The hosts for the dinner are the world’s foremost Jewish philanthropists, Dr. Miriam and Sheldon Adelson, and Birthright Israel co-founders, Judy and Michael Steinhardt
Sheldon Adelson is best known for urging Obama to nuke Iran and for giving millions of dollars to rightwing Republican politicians to oppose the division of Jerusalem. Adelson has denied the existence of Palestinians, calling them South Syrians.
Michael Steinhardt also told Max Blumenthal there is no occupation, and there is no Palestinian people.
Boteach and Bret Stephens were on the stage with Adelson when he said Obama should nuke Iran. Of course, Boteach is also a good friend of many Democrats, including Cory Booker.
H/t Max Blumenthal.
Scarlett must have gotten to him.
Another one bites the dust.
I think that I shall boycott Sean Penn if he shows up at this farce.
Of course the honoree will show up.
And presumably, even with Scarlett so famous just now, he may not have gotten the word. Or not cared. Or been a member of the fold who never thought for a moment of NOT joining in an arch-right-wing-Zionist hoo-haw.
I don’t walk in those circles (or s**t in that tall grass) but I imagine that those who do would love, looooove, to sit at a table with luminaries like Sheldon Adelson and his lovely and talented wife, and the Israeli whoop-de-whoop. And the unpronounceable rabbi (Does his name end-rhyme with “teach” or begin-rhyme with “bought” ?)
Star dust falling. Or the Zionist Mafia still hard at work. Your choice.
Penn is just another knee-jerk tribalist who thinks he’s on the cutting edge of rebel by being a Zionist–I assume he thinks Marlon Brando and Mel Gibson have been just crazy all along. More converts like E Taylor and Madonna! It’s good for the soul! And just happens to help your career!
Not particularly relevant, but I’ve always loathed Sean Penn as an actor. He never disappears into his characters. Whenever I see him in a movie, all I can think is, “Hey, look at Sean Penn acting.” He chews up the scenery for little good effect, and he seems pompous for absolutely no reason at all. I have no idea why he’s so venerated. To me he’s just an emperor with no clothes.