Roasting silence, Red Cross-style
WATCH: Hilarious Jewish Comics Roast Red Cross After Edan Alexander Goes Free
As Israel celebrates Edan Alexander’s return, Jewish satirists torch the Red Cross in a viral sketch that turns pain into punchlines—and demands accountability.
Yesterday (Monday) Staff Sgt. Edan Alexander was freed from Hamas captivity after 584 hellish days, a moment of joy tempered by outrage over the Red Cross’s failure to visit Israeli hostages even once.
Enter Jewish satirists LE Staiman and Yechiel Jacobs, who unleashed a scathing, laugh-out-loud roast of the Red Cross in a video that’s as biting as it is absurd. With Staiman’s deadpan delivery and Jacobs donning a rainbow wig, the duo delivers a genius skit, complete with a ludicrous itinerary for Edan’s post-release life and a Snickers-fueled zinger that’s already going viral.
The roast, filmed hours after Alexander’s emotional reunion at Ichilov Hospital, takes aim at the Red Cross’s inaction. The pair’s chemistry is electric, channeling the Jewish comedic tradition of turning pain into punchlines.
But the real genius lies in their absurd “welcome back” plan for Edan. Staiman, with a mock-serious tone, unveils Edan’s itinerary: “You’re dating Cardi B, and then you’re playing in a pickleball tournament." The bit is pure lunacy, poking fun at the surreal expectations placed on freed hostages to “move on” instantly. It’s a sly nod to the media frenzy around Alexander’s release, where his resilience was celebrated alongside calls for broader hostage deals.
The roast doesn’t pull punches on the Red Cross’s absence. The satire works because it’s deeply rooted in truth: the Red Cross’s failure to engage with Israeli hostages has been a sore point, to put it mildly.
The climax comes when Jacobs, eyes wide with faux concern, turns to Edan (or rather, a stand-in, as the real Edan’s recovering): “You must be starving! Lyle, you have low blood sugar. Eat something!” He tosses a Snickers bar, and Staiman delivers the knockout line: “Snickers: you’ve got more nuts than the Red Cross!”
The camera zooms on the candy wrapper, the absurdity masking a razor-sharp critique. The Red Cross, they imply, lacks the courage to act, unlike Edan, who endured unimaginable hardship.
This is comedy, sure, but it’s also catharsis. Staiman and Jacobs, heirs to Jewish satirists like Mel Brooks, use humor to process collective frustration. The Snickers line, already memed across X, captures the roast’s viral potential.
Yet, beneath the laughs, there’s a call for accountability. As Israel celebrates Alexander’s return while bracing for talks in Doha for remaining hostages, the Red Cross’s silence remains deafening.