Lemon on Whoopi: I Also Say Things that I Regret, If the Apology Is Sincere, We Should Allow People to Move On

LEMON What s the ░░░░░░░░ s the parting words ░░░░░░░░ when people say well ░░░░░░░░ you ask you know ░░░░░░░░ lot of people in ░░░░░░░░ street you know do ░░░░░░░░ believe anti Semitism exists ░░░░░░░░ is anti Semitic and ░░░░░░░░ on are Jewish people ░░░░░░░░ it a race or ░░░░░░░░ it Judaism a religion ░░░░░░░░ race what have you ░░░░░░░░ think many people would ░░░░░░░░ no idea So what ░░░░░░░░ we do in this ░░░░░░░░ do we do now ░░░░░░░░ here GREENBLATT Look anti ░░░░░░░░ look we are never ░░░░░░░░ to beat anti Semitism ░░░░░░░░ hate of any kind ░░░░░░░░ just arresting people or ░░░░░░░░ litigating We need to ░░░░░░░░ hearts and minds It ░░░░░░░░ with education Right It ░░░░░░░░ the oldest hatred and ░░░░░░░░ s this conspiracy theory ░░░░░░░░ that s lasted for ░░░░░░░░ of years and led ░░░░░░░░ tremendous suffering for Jewish ░░░░░░░░ and death you know ░░░░░░░░ time whether in Europe ░░░░░░░░ the Middle East When ░░░░░░░░ demonize and delegitimized Jewish ░░░░░░░░ or the Jewish state ░░░░░░░░ create the sparks for ░░░░░░░░ and hate and that ░░░░░░░░ just got to stop ░░░░░░░░ reality is Jews are ░░░░░░░░ than 2 percent of ░░░░░░░░ U S population Don ░░░░░░░░ we are nearly 60 ░░░░░░░░ of the victims of ░░░░░░░░ related hate crimes LEMON ░░░░░░░░ crime Right GREENBLATT The ░░░░░░░░ are astonishing what we ░░░░░░░░ seen And just there ░░░░░░░░ re at about 115 ░░░░░░░░ increase over the last ░░░░░░░░ years Jews have been ░░░░░░░░ in our synagogues in ░░░░░░░░ supermarkets and the places ░░░░░░░░ we live So anti ░░░░░░░░ is a real issue ░░░░░░░░ our community And yet ░░░░░░░░ way we re going ░░░░░░░░ beat this back is ░░░░░░░░ that our safety is ░░░░░░░░ to both security and ░░░░░░░░ calling out the hate ░░░░░░░░ it happens and educating ░░░░░░░░ working with others to ░░░░░░░░ a better future for ░░░░░░░░ This is the thing ░░░░░░░░ and I ve said ░░░░░░░░ before on your show ░░░░░░░░ Semitism is not a ░░░░░░░░ problem It s an ░░░░░░░░ problem It s a ░░░░░░░░ kind of hate that ░░░░░░░░ the foundation of our ░░░░░░░░ And there s a ░░░░░░░░ line from Charlottesville to ░░░░░░░░ Hill we ve got ░░░░░░░░ confront this when it ░░░░░░░░ we ve got to ░░░░░░░░ it with conviction And ░░░░░░░░ I hope for Whoopi ░░░░░░░░ sake that I ll ░░░░░░░░ a chance ADL can ░░░░░░░░ with her in the ░░░░░░░░ and months and years ░░░░░░░░ And I hope your ░░░░░░░░ at The View Don ░░░░░░░░ friends at The View ░░░░░░░░ know they re looking ░░░░░░░░ a fifth host I ░░░░░░░░ kind of busy with ░░░░░░░░ day job I don ░░░░░░░░ know about you but ░░░░░░░░ hope they ll think ░░░░░░░░ a Jewish host for ░░░░░░░░ slot Like they focus ░░░░░░░░ lot on representation They ░░░░░░░░ t had a Jewish ░░░░░░░░ in years This would ░░░░░░░░ a great way for ░░░░░░░░ View to bring in ░░░░░░░░ Jewish perspective and to ░░░░░░░░ these issues on a ░░░░░░░░ basis It could really ░░░░░░░░ a win win for ░░░░░░░░ if they get it ░░░░░░░░ LEMON Listen I think ░░░░░░░░ a good word for ░░░░░░░░ moment is empathy I ░░░░░░░░ especially people marginalized people ░░░░░░░░ of color people who ░░░░░░░░ traditionally discriminated against when ░░░░░░░░ moments happen we need ░░░░░░░░ be allies and we ░░░░░░░░ to be empathetic and ░░░░░░░░ need to open our ░░░░░░░░ instead of our mouths ░░░░░░░░ listen It is my ░░░░░░░░ to ask the questions ░░░░░░░░ I think you also ░░░░░░░░ to remember too Look ░░░░░░░░ have to I m ░░░░░░░░ to say it I ░░░░░░░░ what Whoopi said was ░░░░░░░░ Do I think she ░░░░░░░░ anti an anti Semite ░░░░░░░░ don t think Do ░░░░░░░░ think that she can ░░░░░░░░ some things Absolutely I ░░░░░░░░ that she can But ░░░░░░░░ think in this moment ░░░░░░░░ need to think about ░░░░░░░░ We need to think ░░░░░░░░ who our allies are ░░░░░░░░ we need to there ░░░░░░░░ a difference between someone ░░░░░░░░ is marching on the ░░░░░░░░ with a Swastika or ░░░░░░░░ know a crazy Auschwitz ░░░░░░░░ shirt than someone who ░░░░░░░░ on a show called ░░░░░░░░ View Right Because I ░░░░░░░░ I m on the ░░░░░░░░ every night and I ░░░░░░░░ things that I regret ░░░░░░░░ the time and sometimes ░░░░░░░░ comes out of my ░░░░░░░░ and I want to ░░░░░░░░ it back Right And ░░░░░░░░ think as long as ░░░░░░░░ can learn from that ░░░░░░░░ if the apology is ░░░░░░░░ I think we should ░░░░░░░░ people to move on ░░░░░░░░ not so called cancel ░░░░░░░░ But we have to ░░░░░░░░ our lesson and we ░░░░░░░░ to take GREENBLATT Counsel ░░░░░░░░ We got to take ░░░░░░░░ consequences for it GREENBLATT ░░░░░░░░ s right LEMON Right ░░░░░░░░ Counsel not cancel Let ░░░░░░░░ and it seems like ░░░░░░░░ is ready to commit ░░░░░░░░ doing better and I ░░░░░░░░ excited to help her ░░░░░░░░ that process LEMON I ░░░░░░░░ so glad we have ░░░░░░░░ like you here And ░░░░░░░░ s continue this conversation ░░░░░░░░ I m glad you ░░░░░░░░ hosting this conversation Don ░░░░░░░░ this is what America ░░░░░░░░ right Reasoned fact based ░░░░░░░░ conversation that s how ░░░░░░░░ move forward LEMON Yes ░░░░░░░░ you Jonathan I appreciate ░░░░░░░░ We ll have you ░░░░░░░░ Thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ appreciate your candor Thanks ░░░░░░░░ coming on GREENBLATT Thank ░░░░░░░░ sir LEMON We have ░░░░░░░░ lot more to cover ░░░░░░░░ ll be right back.”