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…
They will appear in a Superbowl ad denouncing “hatred.” The ad is paid for by the “Foundation to Combat Antisemitism,” staffed by Israel lobbyists that attempts to equate opposition to Israel’s destruction of Gaza with anti-Jewish racism. It was founded by billionaire Patriots owner and Israel advocate Robert Kraft.
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Israel’s supporters are determined to warp the truth of the ongoing genocide in Gaza – and enlist Western journalists to help them.
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Amnesty International postures about all sorts of trendy human rights everywhere in the world, but then doesn’t cover genocide and spring into effective action… One thing is certain: Amnesty is not part of the solution, it is part of the problem. – Paul De Rooij
A year’s worth of The Electronic Intifada’s investigative reporting, extensive monitoring and translation of the Hebrew-language Israeli media, and more has revealed that during the 7th offensive, Israel expanded the use of its murderous “Hannibal Directive” – designed to prevent soldiers from being taken alive as prisoners of war – by killing many of its own civilians… In fact, “Hannibal” began less than an hour after the Palestinian offensive began…
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