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Jewish Comedy Queen Joan Rivers Dies at 81 (VIDEO)

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Joan Rivers defending Israel. Photo: TMZ/Screenshot.

JNS.orgJewish-American comedian Joan Rivers died Thursday at the age of 81. Rivers underwent surgery on Aug. 28 in New York City when she had a cardiac arrest. Since then she had been unconscious, sedated, and on life support.

“It is with great sadness that I announce the death of my mother, Joan Rivers,” her daughter, Melissa Rivers, said in statement.

“She passed peacefully at 1:17 p.m. surrounded by family and close friends. My son and I would like to thank the doctors, nurses, and staff of Mount Sinai Hospital for the amazing care they provided for my mother,” Melissa added.

Before the surgery, Rivers still had a very active presence in American media and pop culture. She co-hosted the popular E! TV show “Fashion Police” and critiqued outfits worn by celebrities at award shows.

Known for her sarcastic and sometimes controversial humor, Rivers most recently garnered attention for her epic on-camera defense of Israel’s Operation Protective Edge in Gaza.

“Let me just tell you, if New Jersey were firing rockets into New York, we would wipe them out. If we heard they were digging tunnels from New Jersey to New York, we would get rid of Jersey. … Don’t put your God damn things in private homes, don’t put your weapon stashes in private homes,” she said in the TMZ video interview, blasting Hamas terrorists.

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