Marcia Cross Throws Tantrum Over Backlash for Outrageous Pro-Palestinian Rants 

The actress best known for her role as the uptight Bree Van de Kamp on Desperate Housewives has found herself at the center of a firestorm, not for on-screen drama, but for her off-screen venom.

Marcia Cross is now crying foul over the "backlash" she's facing for her pro-Palestinian "activism", but a viral post from the Jewish watchdog group StopAntisemitism is reminding the world why she's earning every bit of it.

Cross's complaints about harassment come amid a broader wave of scrutiny for celebrities who've waded into the Israel-Hamas debate since the October 7, 2023, terror attack that killed 1,200 Israelis and sparked a war. But while some stars like Susan Sarandon faced fleeting fallout, Cross's rhetoric has been singled out as particularly egregious.

StopAntisemitism founder Liora Rez, whose organization has doxxed and shamed dozens of alleged antisemites, labeled Cross their "Antisemite of the Week" back in September, accusing her of "recycling classic antisemitic tropes, trivializing Jewish suffering, and denying Jewish legitimacy."

The "Greatest Hits" That Sparked the Backlash

The group's post pulled no punches, zooming in on Cross's most notorious outbursts from her Instagram and X accounts, where she boasts over a million followers.

Here's what they highlighted and what Cross apparently thinks deserves sympathy:

Profanity-Laced Tirade Against Israel: In one unhinged rant, Cross unleashed: "F**K YOU ISRAEL AND ALL YOUR SUPPORTERS…YOU ARE THE BILE OF THE UNIVERSE. THE ROT AT THE CORE OF ANYTHING DECENT…" She didn't stop at cursing out a nation defending itself from jihadists; she extended the bile to anyone standing with it, echoing age-old hatreds that paint Jews as the root of all evil.

Downplaying the Bibas Family Horror: When news broke of the tragic presumed deaths of Israeli toddler Kfir Bibas and his 9-month-old brother Ariel, along with their mother Shiri, captured by Hamas on October 7, Cross callously dismissed it. "Try looking at the THOUSANDS of children Israel has killed. Or is it just one set of babies that matter?" she wrote, equating a deliberate terrorist kidnapping with Israel's defensive operations against a group sworn to Jewish extermination. The Bibas siblings became symbols of Hamas's barbarity; Cross turned them into a whataboutism prop.

Amplifying Calls for "Physical" Violence: Cross reposted content urging that Israel be stopped "physically," then piled on: "Nothing short of that will stop them." This isn't abstract activism—it's a green light for assault on the Jewish state, the kind of rhetoric that has real-world echoes in rising attacks on Jews from New York to London.

StopAntisemitism's video, narrated over screenshots of her posts, didn't end there. It called out additional gems, like Cross declaring "The antisemitism card is over" to shut down legitimate Jewish fears, and reposting a grotesque Holocaust minimization: "Gas chambers are far more merciful than prolonged starvation," with her addendum that Israelis "do know, they are just lying and lying and lying."

She also peddled tropes of Jews as "primitive," "rabid," "greedy," "racist," and "thieves," and hinted at dual-loyalty conspiracies by claiming U.S. leaders are puppets of Israel. Cross capped her boycott bonafides by signing a pledge to shun all work with Israeli companies or institutions—the only nation targeted for its Jewish character.

Whining About Consequences

Cross's pivot to victimhood? In recent Instagram stories (now deleted or archived), she lamented the "harassment" and "hate" she's endured, framing it as Islamophobia-adjacent bigotry against her advocacy. But as X users piled on—posts quoting her rants garnered thousands of likes and reposts, the consensus was clear: This isn't backlash for peace; it's accountability for poison.

The backlash isn't isolated. In September, outlets like the New York Post and AOL amplified StopAntisemitism's takedown, with Rez warning that Cross's words "put Jewish communities at real risk both online and offline." Even some left-leaning voices, like a Reddit thread praising her earlier pro-Palestine stands, turned sour as her extremism surfaced.

Cross hasn't publicly responded to the latest video as of Saturday morning, but her history suggests more defiance. Back in September, she doubled down on her "bile of the universe" post via Fox News, per StopAntisemitism. Her team didn't return requests for comment.

In a post-ceasefire world, brokered by President Trump just weeks ago, Cross's unrepentant hate stands out like a bad plot twist. Hollywood's given her a pass before, but as Jewish groups like StopAntisemitism push for boycotts (their petition against her has thousands of signatures), the real desperate housewife might be the one staring back from her mirror. If activism means excusing baby-killers and cheering violence, maybe the backlash is the least of her problems.