{"id":1216630,"date":"2022-01-14T14:50:04","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T19:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1216630"},"modified":"2022-01-14T14:50:14","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T19:50:14","slug":"celebrities-support-emma-watsons-pro-palestine-post-after-she-was-accused-of-antisemitism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/celebrities-support-emma-watsons-pro-palestine-post-after-she-was-accused-of-antisemitism\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrities Support Emma Watson&#039;s Pro-Palestine Post After She Was Accused of Antisemitism"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcelebrities-support-emma-watsons-pro-palestine-post-after-she-was-accused-of-antisemitism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1216630&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1235946564-insets-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Celebrities, including Susan Sarandon and Mark Ruffalo, shared their support for <em>Harry Potter<\/em> star Emma Watson after the actress was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/01\/06\/israeli-officials-accuse-harry-potter-star-emma-watson-of-antisemitism-over-pro-palestine-post\/\">accused<\/a> of&nbsp;antisemitism over a pro-Palestinian Instagram post.<\/p>\n<p>More than 40 celebrities from the film industry have endorsed Watson\u2019s sentiments in a joint statement after the actress faced scrutiny for sharing a photo expressing support for Palestine, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-10399399\/Emma-Watson-supported-stars-accused-anti-Semitism-supporting-Palestinians.html\">report<\/a> by <em>Daily Mail<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Watson\u2019s former <em>Harry Potter<\/em> co-stars Miriam Margolyes and Julie Christie also signed onto the joint statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe join Emma Watson in support of the simple statement that \u2018solidarity is a verb\u2019, including meaningful solidarity with Palestinians struggling for their human rights under international law,\u201d the statement read. \u201cWe oppose injustice anywhere in the world and stand with all those seeking an end to oppression.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The celebrities went on to attack Israel in their statement, adding, \u201cWe stand against ongoing Israeli attempts to forcibly displace Palestinian families from their homes in the East Jerusalem neighborhoods of Sheikh Jarrah, Silwan and elsewhere in the occupied Palestinian territory.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The statement continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>We recognize the underlying power imbalance between Israel, the occupying power, and the Palestinians, the people under a system of military occupation and apartheid, as described by Human Rights Watch, B\u2019Tselem, Israel\u2019s leading human rights organization, and by Palestinian and international human rights experts.<\/p>\n<p>We condemn all forms of racism, including antisemitism and Islamophobia. Opposition to a political system or policy is distinct from bigotry, hatred and discrimination targeting any group of humans based on their identity. We see the former as a legitimate and necessary form of political and ethical expression and the latter as racism \u2014 pure and simple.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The celebrities concluded their statement by&nbsp;quoting the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu: \u201cIf you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHeeding Tutu\u2019s moral appeal, we stand on the side of justice, freedom, and equal rights for all,\u201d they said. \u201cThis is the least we can do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watson was accused of&nbsp;antisemitism by former Israel Permanent Representative to the United Nations Danny Danon, as well as the country\u2019s&nbsp;Ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">10 points from Gryffindor for being an antisemite.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmmaWatson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EmmaWatson<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qaqkx36JSg\">pic.twitter.com\/Qaqkx36JSg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ambassador Danny Danon | \u05d3\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d3\u05e0\u05d5\u05df (@dannydanon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dannydanon\/status\/1477988070398038021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fiction may work in Harry Potter but it does not work in reality. If it did, the magic used in the wizarding world could eliminate the evils of Hamas (which oppresses women &amp; seeks the annihilation of Israel) and the PA (which supports terror). I would be in favor of that! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u1TrP3sqSS\">pic.twitter.com\/u1TrP3sqSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ambassador Gilad Erdan \u05d2\u05dc\u05e2\u05d3 \u05d0\u05e8\u05d3\u05df (@giladerdan1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/giladerdan1\/status\/1478029491805077505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Earlier this month, Watson had posted an image captioned with a quote from&nbsp;scholar Sara Ahmed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CYPyQZcvfLN\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The quote read:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cSolidarity does not assume that our struggles are the same struggles, or that our pain is the same pain, or that our hope is for the same future. Solidarity involves commitment, and work, as well as the recognition that even if we do not have the same feelings, or the same lives, or the same bodies, we do live on common ground.\u201d \u2013Sara Ahmed<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>You can follow Alana&nbsp;Mastrangelo on&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ARmastrangelo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;and Twitter at&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ARmastrangelo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@ARmastrangelo<\/a>, and on&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alanamastrangelo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrities, including Susan Sarandon and Mark Ruffalo, shared their support for Harry Potter star Emma Watson after the actress was accused of\u00a0antisemitism over a pro-Palestinian Instagram post. 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