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‘No Awards During Genocide’: Free Palestine Marchers Flood Roads to Oscars 2024

Thousands of peace activists carrying Palestinian National Flags and wearing Palestinian keffiyeh, Sunday March 10, 2024 flooded all the roads leading to Hollywood delaying the 2024 Oscars. Read More

Monday March 11, 2024 11:57 AM, ummid.com News Network

Los Angles: Thousands of peace activists carrying Palestinian National Flags and wearing Palestinian keffiyeh, Sunday March 10, 2024 flooded all the roads leading to Hollywood delaying the 2024 Oscars.

Shouting slogans against the Israeli massacre of Palestinians in Gaza and displaying banners reading “No Awards During a Genocide”, Free Palestine marchers even went close to Red Carpet preventing many Hollywood A-listers from getting to the show on time.

Ahead of and during the red carpet, pro-Palestinian protesters shouted at fans and stars alike: “Ceasefire now! Free Palestine”, The Guardian reported.

Sunset has been shut down for two hours. Now we are moving through the police line to Highland & #Oscars saying #ceasefire #freePalestine.pic.twitter.com/YUa2NSK7Ta

— Jodie Evans (@MsJodieEvans) March 10, 2024

Biggest Night is Rafah’s Nightmare”, Film Workers for Palestine said.

“On March 10, millions will tune in to watch the Academy Awards. During the broadcast, the Israeli armed forces plan to launch a lethal ground invasion of Rafah, the most densely populated area on Earth, on the first day of the Holy Month of Ramadan”, the activists said.

“They hope we will be too distracted to notice”, they added.

HAPPENING NOW: A massive protest in support of Palestine near the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, where the Oscars are set to take place.pic.twitter.com/omNyiuD1sm

— sarah (@sahouraxo) March 10, 2024

Speaking to The Variety, Ramy Youssef who was sporting an 'Artists for Ceasefire' pin to the Oscars, said:

“We’re calling for an immediate, permanent ceasefire in Gaza. We’re calling for peace and lasting justice for the people of Palestine.”

Other guests and Oscar nominees too were seen wearing Palestine flag, and 'Artists4Gaza' and 'Artists for Ceasefire' pins.

'Holocaust like situation in Gaza'

Taking the stage after winning the award for Best International Feature Film, 'The Zone of Interest' Director Jonathan Glazer said that his film about the Holocaust has a lot of relevance to the present moment.

"All our choices were made to reflect and confront us in the present — not to say what they did then, but to look at what we do now," he said.

"Our film shows where dehumanization leads at its worst. Right now, we stand here as men who refute their Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked by an occupation that has led to conflict for so many innocent people. Whether the victims of Oct. 7 in Israel or the ongoing attack on Gaza, all the victims of this dehumanization. How do we resist?" he asked.

BREAKING: MAJOR PALESTINE PROTEST IN LOS ANGELES, HOLLYWOOD AT THE START OF THE OSCARS#Oscars2024 pic.twitter.com/ChihwoGHmI

— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) March 10, 2024

Oppenheimer star and Best Actor winner Cillian Murphy also seemed to allude to conflicts around the globe (from Gaza to Ukraine, the subject of Best Documentary winner 20 Days in Mariupol) in his acceptance speech, according to Entertainment.

"We made a film about the man who created the atomic bomb, and for better or worse we're all living in Oppenheimer's world," he said. "So I'd really like to dedicate this to the peacemakers everywhere."

Close to 100,000 Palestinians have been killed and injured since the Israeli Occupation Forces started their brutal military operation against the residents in Gaza since Oct 7 when Palestinian Resistance Groups led by Hamas launched ‘Operation Al Aqsa Flood’ to press the Zionists end their over 76 years of illegal occupation.

According to the Health Ministry of Palestine, more than 70 per cent of those killed and injured in Gaza are women and children.

Close to 1.4 million civilians are facing starvation due to the complete blockade of the besieged enclave.

A series of talks held for ceasefire during the Holy Month of Ramadan has failed because of the adamant stand taken by the Zionists.

 

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