Samantha Ettus not solely noticed her Palisades residence burn down within the California wildfires – she was then torched by a pro-Palestine mob that reveled in her loss.
The Manhattan native and outspoken Israel supporter relocated her younger household 13 years in the past after being “done with New York” and seemed for “the most idyllic town in America” when she zeroed in on Palisades.
As she shared her heartbreaking story on social media about her residence being “burned to the ground with all of our possessions,” a firestorm of hate poured in.
“Can’t tell you how happy I am that you have lost your home!!!,” learn one remark, festooned with hearts and laughing emojis.
“Glad you lost your home. Next time hope you’re in it,” learn one other.
One commenter posted, “I’m sorry you misplaced your own home. I select to really feel empathy on your loss, though you have got repeatedly chosen to not really feel grief and empathy over the destruction of Palestine and the deaths, despair, displacement and devastation of its folks.
“I usually don’t let things get under my skin,” Ettus instructed The Put up, however the taunt about her escaping alive was the ultimate straw. “That’s wishing you dead.”
After the Hamas assaults on Oct. 7, 2023, Ettus launched 2024 New Voices, a social media marketing campaign in opposition to antisemitism, that includes celebs equivalent to Cindy Crawford and David Arquette.
That made the writer and entrepreneur a daily goal for her activism – which not too long ago included a confrontation with Mohamed Hadid, the well-known father of nepobaby fashions Bella and Gigi – and being smeared as an “ignorant bitch” and “terrorist.”
Nonetheless, within the wake of her private “tragedy” of the LA wildfires, the married mother of three teenagers admitted that the extent of cruelty shocked her.
“Referencing our family’s tragedy and trauma was a different level of hate.”
However she’s decided to not let the haters silence her.
”I’ve not let this gradual me down. Even with hateful messages like this, it’s not going to cease me from talking out,” stated Ettus, who spoke at a 2,000-person Jewish ladies’s convention solely days after the fireplace.
“We need all of our voices – we can’t stay silent. It’s scarier for Jewish people to stay silent right now than to speak up. If any good comes out of this, it’s that it’s encouraging everyone to speak up too. We’re all in this together.”
