Israel-Gaza Conflict

Julianna Margulies has called out the Black and LGBTQ community’s lack of support for Israel in its fight against Hamas, and suggested that people backing Palestine were “brainwashed.” Appearing on the Nov. 21 episode of The Back Room with Andy Ostroy podcast, Margulies briefly spoke about her role on The Morning Show, before the topic of the Israel-Hamas conflict took over. The actress began by saying she believed that the current rise of antisemitism in the U.S. was boosted by Donald Trump…

Model Gigi Hadid, who is of Palestinian descent, has backtracked from false claims that Israel is the “only country in the world” keeping children as prisoners of war. Hadid, in a since-deleted Instagram post, had used as an example Palestinian Ahmad Manasra, who was arrested at 13 years old by Israeli police and sentenced to 12 years in prison, later reduced to 9.5 years, for, along with his brother, stabbing a 20-year-old Israeli security guard and a 13-year-old boy in Jerusalem. Her post came…

Cynthia Nixon is going on a hunger strike to protest the Israel–Hamas war. The Sex and the City star joined a group of progressive lawmakers at a protest rally outside the White House Monday where they called for a permanent Israeli ceasefire in Gaza. The 57-year-old actress and activist confirmed she’s embarking on a hunger strike for two days. The idea is to call attention to the plight of Palestinians who are struggling to find food and water due to Israel’s blockade. “We are here…

Elon Musk toured the kibbutz in southern Israel that was attacked on Oct. 7 by Hamas terrorists and launched the Israel-Hamas war. His visit comes in the wake of major advertisers, including Hollywood studios, abandoning his X social media platform after the tech mogul’s endorsed an antisemitic post. In a video released by Israel, Musk was accompanied by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and security personnel, and was wearing a protective vest as he visited the Kfar Aza settlement, the scene of…

Israel and Hamas agreed to a four-day cease-fire in the war in Gaza — a breakthrough that will facilitate the release of dozens of hostages held by militants as well as Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, and bring a large influx of aid to the besieged territory, officials said Wednesday. The truce raised hopes of eventually winding down the war, which was triggered by Hamas’ Oct. 7 rampage into southern Israel. Now in its seventh week, the conflict has leveled vast swaths of Gaza, fueled a surge of…

Orwa Nyrabia, the award-winning documentarian who has served as artistic director of the International Documentary Film Festival since 2018, is facing blistering criticism and calls for his resignation after being captured on video applauding as protesters interrupted the Amsterdam-based fest’s opening night ceremony on Wednesday while holding a banner proclaiming, “From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will Be Free,” a phrase widely understood to be a call for the elimination of the state of Israel.…

Bill Maher covered a range of news from this week in his Real Time opening monologue, including the SAG-AFTRA strike ending, the screening of uncensored Hamas attack footage and the overwhelming vote for abortion protections on Ohio’s election ballot. To kick off Friday’s show, the host told the audience that they’re cheering especially loud tonight “because we’re in Hollywood and the actors strike is finally over.” He went on to jokingly inform the “new younger people watching” that the “actors…

A Fauda crew member has reportedly died fighting in the Israel-Hamas War, according to the Netflix drama’s social media. The show’s cast and crew returned to Israel following Hamas‘ terrorist attacks on Oct. 7. Lior Raz, who plays Officer Doron Kabilio in the series and also produces it, was among them, as was series co-creator Avi Issacharoff and Israeli Democracy Institute’s Yohanan Plesner. Prior to the show, Raz was a soldier in an elite Israeli special forces unit. “We are devastated to…