Short answer: Yes. Iliza Shlesinger has publicly and repeatedly supported Israel since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack: she signed the Creative Community for Peace open letter, wrote a bylined op-ed for The Hollywood Reporter defending Israel, and co-led a fundraiser for United Hatzalah of Israel.
What Iliza Shlesinger has actually said and done
On October 12, 2023, Shlesinger was among more than 2,000 entertainment industry figures who signed the Creative Community for Peace "Israel Under Attack" open letter, which called on the industry to stand with Israel "as it defends itself against a terrorist regime in Gaza that seeks Israel's destruction."
On October 30, 2023, she went further with a bylined opinion piece in The Hollywood Reporter, headlined "Jews Have Been Left Off the Agenda." In it, she wrote plainly that "Israel isn't perfect, but it is progressive," and argued that "if Israel put down their guns, no one else would, and there would be no more Israel." The piece also addressed antisemitism directly, calling it "very real and very tolerated" and describing hatred of Jews as "a global, historical and national pastime."
In early 2024, Shlesinger co-spearheaded a fundraiser for United Hatzalah of Israel, the volunteer emergency medical response organization, alongside fellow comedians Chelsea Handler and Mayim Bialik. Coverage of the event, including in Jewish Journal, credited Shlesinger with organizing the benefit to support the group's work on the ground in Israel.
Taken together, that is a clear, dated, on-record pattern: an open letter, a personal op-ed under her own byline, and a fundraiser she helped lead, all supportive of Israel.
Jewish identity and the entertainment industry's Israel conversation
Since October 7, 2023, comedians and entertainers across the industry have faced pressure to state a position on Israel, often from both directions at once. Some have spoken out explicitly, some have stayed quiet, and some have tried to occupy a middle ground. Shlesinger falls clearly into the first group. She did not just add her name to a list; she wrote her own words on the subject and helped organize a fundraiser months later, which points to a sustained position rather than a single reaction in the immediate aftermath of October 7.
The bottom line
Iliza Shlesinger has been a consistent, on-record supporter of Israel since October 2023: the Creative Community for Peace letter, her Hollywood Reporter op-ed, and the United Hatzalah of Israel fundraiser all point the same direction. If she makes further public statements, we will update this page with dated sources.
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Last updated July 2026. We update these profiles as the record changes.
