Two Hollywood Stars Join Antisemitic Protest at Sundance Film Festival

As Hollywood elites flocked to Park City, Utah, for the Sundance Film Festival earlier this week, they were met with hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters. Among the shouting and chanting crowds in the street, at least two Hollywood stars stopped to give credence to what the protesters were fighting for. 

This is just one of many anti-Semitic demonstrations that have popped up around the country over the past few months after the Palestinian terrorist group, Hamas, perpetrated the atrocities of October 7, 2023, against an unsuspecting Israeli population. This loud and rabid voice of the mainstream American left has manifested into Jewish hate crimes and calls for genocide. The demonstration outside the Sundance Film Festival was no different. 

In a video posted to the Instagram story of the Palestinian Solidarity Association of Utah, large numbers of protesters can be heard chanting, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” This is a highly controversial phrase that is directly tied to Jewish genocide and is used by Hamas to rationalize their violence against Israel. The group’s Instagram page also shows pictures from the protest with signs advocating for the silencing of a major world religion and the state of Israel reading, “Deplatform Zionism”.

Melissa Barrera, who was fired from the film Scream VII due to her antisemitic propaganda, apparently has decided to double down on her rhetoric. While she did not speak to the crowds during the protest, she was seen there supporting the speech of another Hollywood star famous for a role in FX’s Pose, Indya Moore. Moore confusingly identifies as both transgender and non-binary, two identities that, by definition, contradict one another.

Moore can be seen in videos posted on social media speaking to the protesters saying, “I’m gay as — God forgive me — f**k. I love everybody. I love people. I have Israeli friends. I have Jewish friends. I have Palestinian friends. Everybody sees what’s happening. They all agree, there needs to be a ceasefire. Stop telling us to hate each other. Stop telling us they hate each other. They also know that the Palestinian children that have been murdered are not responsible for freeing the hostages right now. That’s just the truth, right? The children are innocent.”

Pose star Indya Moore takes the mic and says “I’m gay as fuck” and trans but “free Palestine is about equality.” pic.twitter.com/BTA9UNJnB3

— Chris Gardner (@chrissgardner) January 21, 2024

Moore is vocalizing an opinion most likely shared by many of the protesters gathered. They seem to blame Israel and the Jewish state for the violence and war that has broken out despite the fact the Hamas struck first unprovoked. They also seem to be convinced that if Israel declares a ceasefire, then Hamas and Palestine will do the same. However, they seem to forget that the very chant they are reciting dictates that until the eradication of the Jewish population has occurred, Hamas will continue their murderous mission.

Furthermore, in this speech, Moore relies on a trope that has long been deemed offensive by the progressive left’s standards. If one was called racist, it was a common response to claim that having friends of a different race negated the accusation. Progressives have deemed such a response offensive as if having a friend allows one to authentically understand the experience of another race. Despite that not being a cogent or valid argument, it has long been championed by the left. Moore is heard claiming to understand the lived experience of her Jewish and Palestinian friends, and she is met with hypocritical applause and cheers.

The Palestinian Solidarity Association of Utah planned this protest well in advance and advertised it on social media. More than a week prior to the protest, the group posted an advertisement on Instagram that read in part, “This is a peaceful protest. Absolutely no hatred or violence will be tolerated.” Their definition of “hatred” must be very skewed considering the “from the river to the sea” chant is thought by many to be a cry for Jewish genocide. 

The post also claims that the organization had contracted out for security using a group by the name of Armed Queers SLC. It seems extremely cognitively dissonant for a group of LGBT activists calling themselves “queers” and a transgender actress like Moore to support the machinations of a terrorist group known for throwing homosexuals off of roofs to their deaths. It is almost as absurd as a cow worshiping in a slaughterhouse or a chicken buying stock in KFC.

Hollywood is typically outspokenly on the progressive left side of many issues. However, much of Hollywood has remained silent on their feelings about the Israel-Palestine conflict. It seems to be a lose-lose situation. Speaking in support of Israel will result in the loud boycotts and cancellation of the mainstream American left. Speaking in support of Palestine might just result in the loss of work as it did with Melissa Barrera. However, as tensions grow around the issue, more stars will undoubtedly be forced to break their silence.