Jewish celebrities support Jonathan Glazer amid continued Oscars speech fallout

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Elliot Gould, Joaquin Phoenix, Ilana Glazer, and Debra Winger are among those who signed an open letter in support of the Zone Of Interest director

Over a hundred celebrities have signed an open letter in support of Jonathan Glazer, the Zone Of Interest director who used the platform of his Oscars acceptance to make a statement about the ongoing suffering in Palestine. The letter of support includes signatures from prominent Hollywood figures like Debra Winger, Elliot Gould, David Cross, Wallace Shawn, Joaquin Phoenix, Ilana Glazer, and Abbi Jacobson, among others.

” The intention of his words was pared down by some to mean that Glazer was unequivocally “refuting Jewishness,” rather than his desire not to have his identity used as an excuse for continued Israeli aggression. In the wake of the speech, Noa Tishby told Variety, “Glazer’s shocking attempt to blame global issues on his Jewishness and the Holocaust reveals the significant disconnect present among some in Hollywood.

 

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