For years, Hollywood bigwigs have been using their outsized influence to keep the facts about Israel’s violent occupation hidden behind a veneer of victimhood. They have framed Israeli brutality as ‘self-defense,’ while demonizing pro-justice entertainers and the peaceful Boycott, Divest, and Sanction movement.
At the November 1st “Friends of the IDF” Hollywood gala, $60 million was raised in one night for Israel’s army. This is on top of $10 million a day in US military aid to Israel. Palestinians are outraged that American artists are supporting a regime that kills innocents and colonizes land.
A 2-minute video about Hollywood raising millions of dollar for Israeli soldiers…
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Many individuals at Marvel are associated with the Israeli military, Israeli intelligence, and Zionist institutions, e.g both Marvel chair Isaac Perlmutter and CEO Avi Arad grew up in Israel and served in the Israeli military…