Joan Rivers #fundie mirror.co.uk

Joan Rivers faced a furious backlash tonight after an astonishing rant in which she said innocent ­Palestinian civilians “deserved to die”.

The American comedian defended Israel’s bombing of Gaza that has left thousands dead and wounded, including children. Rivers was asked, by a celebrity website, about the rising death toll in Gaza.

The 81-year-old replied: “The dead? You deserve to be dead. You started it.

“Don’t you dare make me feel sad about that.”

When told that almost 2,000 civilians had been killed, she said dismissively: “Oh my God! Tell that to the people in Hiroshima.

“Good. Good. When you declare war, you declare war. They started it.” Asked what she felt about the Hamas government, she added: “They are terrorists. They were re-elected by a lot of very stupid people.

“They were told to get out. They didn’t get out. You don’t get out, you are an idiot. At least the ones that were killed were the ones with low IQs.”

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