#HannahEinbinder Says ‘Go Birds, #FuckICE and #FreePalestine’ After Winning Emmy for ‘#Hacks’
By Michael Schneider, Adam B. Vary
Excerpts: "The actor’s pronouncement follows the announcement of an open letter signed by 3,900 industry figures (including Einbinder) declaring they will not work with #Israeli institutions and film companies that are 'implicated in genocide and apartheid against the #Palestinian people.' #Paramount, the parent company of this year’s Emmy’s broadcaster CBS, was the first major studio to respond to the letter, condemning the boycott with a statement that read, in part, 'We do not agree with recent efforts to boycott Israeli filmmakers. Silencing individual creative artists based on their nationality does not promote better understanding or advance the cause of peace.' "
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"In the press room following the win, Einbinder opened up about her comments. 'I thought it was important to talk about Palestine because it’s an issue that’s very dear to my heart,' she said. “I have friends in #Gaza who are working as frontline workers, as doctors right now in the north of Gaza to provide care for pregnant women and for school children, to create schools in the refugee camps, and it’s an issue that’s really close to my heart. For many reasons, I feel like it is my obligation as a Jewish person to distinguish Jews from the state of Israel… Boycotting is an effective tool to create pressure on the powers that be to meet the moment. So the Film Workers for Palestine boycott does not boycott individuals, it only boycotts institutions that are directly complicit in the #genocide.' "
#JewsForPalestine #JewsAgainstGenocide #FreePalestine #FreeGaza
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