The New York clinic that treated Joan Rivers leading up to a fatal complication during a medical procedure made several mistakes along the way, the Times of Israel reported Tuesday. 
Jerry Seinfeld honored Joan Rivers with a Facebook post on Monday after he discovered an August text message in which the late comedian agreed to appear on his web show Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Comedian Joan Rivers, who passed away last week, received death threats following her pro-Israel comments during Israel’s conflict with Gaza, the Times of Israel reports. 
The most admirable thing about Joan Rivers, to my mind, was her uncompromising refusal to kowtow to the mob. She aimed both barrels at all comers and let everyone have it equally. She joked about the Holocaust and about celebrity culture and about her own addiction to plastic surgery and if you didn't like it, well, tough. She wasn't going to say what you want to make you happy, to make you like her. Like the good folks at South Park, she understood that once one special interest group clawed an apology out of you you were only opening yourself up to every other special interest group that wanted their pound of flesh. World-class comedian and red carpet staple Joan Rivers died today at the age of 81. In addition to her iconic role interviewing and mocking celebrities, Rivers was a staunch supporter of Israel.
Outspoken comedy legend Joan Rivers passed away Thursday afternoon at the age of 81. Throughout her decades-long career, Rivers was never one to shy away from criticism. When a TMZ reporter tracked down Joan Rivers at the airport to ask her thoughts about Israel and Palestine, Rivers launched into an impassioned tirade again the media’s anti-Israel bias.
