Comedian and actor Michael Rapaport has issued a stark warning to the Jewish community amid a surge in antisemitic violence. In a recent episode of his podcast, Rapaport expressed concern that non-Jewish individuals are not speaking out in defense of Jewish people following a series of violent attacks.
"I'm telling you something, Jewish people, the cavalry ain't coming. The cavalry is not coming for us. They don't give a f---," he stated emphatically. His remarks come in the wake of a violent incident in Boulder, Colorado, where suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman allegedly attacked pro-Jewish protesters using a makeshift flamethrower and Molotov cocktails.
Soliman, an Egyptian national who overstayed his visa, was arrested after the attack, which left twelve protesters injured. Video footage captured him shouting pro-Palestinian slogans during the incident. He later told police he wanted to kill "all Zionist people." This attack follows the recent shooting of two Israeli diplomats outside a Jewish event in Washington, D.C., highlighting the escalating violence against the Jewish community.
Rapaport, who has become a vocal advocate for Israel and Jewish rights since the October 7 Hamas terror attack in 2023, expressed frustration over the lack of support from other marginalized communities. He reflected on his past activism, stating, "I have spoken out on behalf of Black Lives Matter, George Floyd. I have spoken out on behalf of women’s rights. I’ve spoken on abortion rights. Every single thing under the sun on social media in the last, I don’t know, ten years – let’s say ten years – I have spoken out."
He recalled his participation in the Black Lives Matter movement, saying, "I put a f------ black square up there like a f------ a------ during Black Lives Matter." Rapaport questioned the silence from others, asking, "Don’t you feel like an a------ now for putting up a black square during Black Lives Matter when nobody is coming and saying anything on our behalf?"
He lamented the absence of support for Jewish people, stating, "Nobody is coming and saying anything on our behalf, Jewish people, Zionist people. They’re not calling, they’re not texting, they’re not tweeting. They’re not leaving comments. They’re not DMing. They’re not doing s---."
Rapaport concluded with a sense of disillusionment, saying, "It's sad, it's frustrating. You feel used. You feel manipulated. You feel like a sucker. I feel like it too!" His comments underscore the growing concern within the Jewish community regarding rising antisemitism and the perceived lack of solidarity from other groups.