Inside the Writers Guild’s Tortured Debate Over Denouncing Hamas Violence in Israel | Exclusive

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The Writers Guild of America spent the weekend embroiled in argument over whether it should denounce Hamas’s terrorist attack against Israel on Oct. 7. Ultimately, guild president Meredith Stiehm sent a note to some members acknowledging this was impossible, saying, “We found consensus out of reach.

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2 responses to “Inside the Writers Guild’s Tortured Debate Over Denouncing Hamas Violence in Israel | Exclusive”

  1. Gayle T Avatar
    Gayle T

    My guess is that they haven’t taken a public stand because if you mention having any empathy for the people in Gaza caught in the cross-fire between Israel and Hamas then it’s branded antisemitism and you’re canceled.  This demand that people only speak up for the atrocities committed against Israelis (and they were horrific atrocities) with no consideration for the plight of Palestinians is pretty disgusting.  Revenge is not justice. 

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  2. John Wanless Avatar
    John Wanless

    From the article:

    >>>”You’re either pro that, or against that. And if you’re not against what Hamas did, you’re pro-terror. You’re pro-raping women and burning babies.”

    This demonstrates the extreme tunnel vision the corporate media is trying to shove down our throats, just as they did when they pushed us into the horrific war in Iraq! – Of course you can condemn the Hamas attack AND condemn the monstrous genocide Israel is carrying out in Gaza. Just as there was no excuse for Hamas killing Israeli civilians, there is no excuse for Israel to kill Palestinian civilians. At the most, Israel’s response should be a police action to ferret out those who actually did the attack.

    As Israel bombs men, women and children, they lose all moral authority and all sympathy flows to the millions of innocent Palestinian civilians they are killing. The U.S. must use all their influence to demand a cease-fire now!

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