Amy Schumer gets response from MLK’s daughter after tweeting video of his support for Israel

Minyvonne Burke is a senior breaking news reporter for NBC News.

After comedian Amy Schumer posted a video featuring clips of Martin Luther King Jr. speaking in support of Israel and denouncing antisemitism, his daughter Bernice King felt compelled to clarify what her father’s stance would be on the war between Israel and Hamas. 'Amy: Certainly, my father was against antisemitism, as am I,' Bernice King wrote in a thread on the social media platform X. 'He also believed militarism to be among the interconnected Triple Evils.

' Schumer has been extremely vocal in her support of Israel often posting information about the war and calling for the release of hostages. In an Oct. 25 post on X, she praised Sen. Chuck Schumer, a distant relative, for ' pushing a very fair bill that gives Israel the money she needs to defend herself and provide ample funds to protect innocent civilians in Gaza.

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