On Thursday, movie star Susan Sarandon and “Hacks” actress Hannah Einbinder were among those detained by police in New York City. The arrests occurred as authorities intervened to disperse a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The demonstration was part of a larger movement addressing ongoing political tensions and policies in the region.
Because of her outspoken views, the US actress told journalists at the Venice Film Festival this month that she was losing work. Because there are agencies that are telling people not to hire me still, “I’ve still had movies taken away recently. The New York Post reported Einbinder had also been marched away from the demonstration organized by Jewish Voice for Peace.
AFP footage shows NYPD officers cuffing “Thelma & Louise” star Sarandon at the demo in the city as the Israeli prime minister was readying to address the United Nations General Assembly. Sarandon, whose movie hits also include “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” “Dead Man Walking” and “The Witches of Eastwick,” is no stranger to protests over Israel’s war in Gaza. But that’s the power structure,” she said. “But I found my family, I found my people, and I’m okay,” she added. hg/msp This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
“I think there has been a change in terms of the understanding of the situation and the general public, but there are still very strongly held positions within my industry that are held by Zionists and who have not relaxed their feelings towards me.
Protesters holding banners that read “Stop Arming Israel” and “End the Genocide” were staging a sit-in on city streets as Netanyahu gave a defiant speech at the UN. For God’s sakes, they invented the term,” he told the assembly. There was no immediate NYPD response to AFP requests for comment on the detentions. Inside the General Assembly, dozens of envoys from across the world walked out as Netanyahu began his speech, where he assailed both enemies and allies that have crossed him in recent months, including Britain and France, who have recently moved to recognize the state of Palestine. “They accuse Israel, tiny Israel, of colonialism some colonialism. And who’s accusing us? Among them are people in Britain and in France.
