In the middle truce between Israel and Palestine, and thousands of miles away, a hole has also opened in Hollywood. The latest example of such a division is Susan Sarandon’s dismissal from her agencyUTA, accusing the 77-year-old actress of making anti-Semitic remarks.

Susan Sarandon attended a pro-Palestinian demonstration in New York where she made the above statements. “There are many people who He is now afraid of being Jewish.. “They are testing what it is like to be a Muslim in this country that is so often subject to violence,” were his words, which were considered anti-Semitic.

After the Hamas attack on Israeli citizens on October 7, the media They echoed the rise in “harassment, vandalism and assaults.”. They are up 388% from last year, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). For its part, the Council on American-Islamic Relations also reflected in its data increase in conflicts. Both parties were verified by the FBI in statements for Washington Post.

Susan Sarandon isn’t the only one

She wasn’t the only one. Actress Melissa Barrera would have been fired from New film scream for his comments against the Israeli attack. “I also come from a colonized country. Palestine will be free”said the translator, who was going to play a major role in the last part of the series. slasher with Jenna Ortega, Mason Gooding and Jasmine Savoy Brown.

On October 27, Melissa published a joint petition from different parties asking for a ceasefire. “We come together as artists and advocates, but most of all as people who are witnessing the terrible loss of life and the unfolding horrors of Palestine and Israel,” he wrote. Among the signatories were also Alfonso Cuaron, Ben Affleck, Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Dua Lipa, Florence Pugh, Jennifer Lopez and many others. There were even two on the list. Jewish screenwriters Ilana Glazer or Abbi Jacobsoncreators Wide City.

And despite everything, Melissa continues to publish posts in favor of Palestine on her Instagram. His posts include videos and photographs of the horrors that are happening in Gaza these days. “You cannot love your neighbor by supporting or accepting a system that crushes him., exploits and dehumanizes him. You cannot love your neighbor and accept less for him and his family than you accept for yourself and your family,” he wrote in one of his last letters. stories.

The same thing happens in the fashion world.

Last year, model Bella Hadid revealed that her vocal advocacy for Palestine had cost her contracts. “Many companies stopped working with me. I have friends who stopped talking to me,” she shared. This may explain why, in this case, she was reluctant to speak out the way her sister did. Gigi Hadid posted: “I have deep sympathy and Heartbroken by Palestinian suffering and life under occupation. This is a responsibility I carry every day.”

The Israeli government then attacked her on social media: “Have you slept for the last week?Or you just don’t care about Jewish children being killed in their homes.? Your silence was very clear which side you were on. We see you,” Israel’s official account posted.