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OPINION - Hollywood luvvies only blamed Israel but never talk about Hamas or Sinwar — how shameful

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Virtue signalling is as familiar a feature of the annual Oscars ceremony as emotional acceptance speeches. So it was no surprise on Sunday evening that Billie Eilish, Ramy Youssef, Mark Ruffalo and other Hollywood celebrities wore red badges demanding a ceasefire in Gaza.

Of greater interest is the Artists4Ceasefire campaign responsible for this new red-carpet accessory, and the letter that the group has sent to , motivated, its signatories say, “by an unbending will to stand for our common humanity”.

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