Adam Brody, the Jewish-American actor who portrays a rabbi in Netflix’s hit series, did not hold back in criticizing Israel over the weekend, expressing explicit anti-Israel rhetoric regarding the war in Gaza. “Think of me as someone who thinks it’s a genocide. Think of me as someone who wants a free ‘Palestine’. It’s awful that it took so much death and suffering, but it does feel like it’s reaching a breaking point that should have been reached long ago,” Brody remarked in an interview published by GQ magazine.
1+Brody added: “I hope that a different administration can actually do good and undo some of the policies that helped make this as bad as it is.” According to the actor, he had previously discussed the conflict “extensively in private” but refrained from speaking out publicly until now. Brody’s public remarks arrive just days after several Hollywood peers, including Oscar winner Susan Sarandon and actress Hannah Einbinder, were arrested outside the United Nations General Assembly in New York while protesting the arrival and speech of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Ahead of the Prime Minister’s address, anti-Israel agitators hurled hostile chants targeting Netanyahu outside the headquarters, shouting: “You can’t hide, you’re wanted for genocide.” Demonstrators included Sarandon and Hacks star Hannah Einbinder, who hoisted placards denouncing Israel and the Prime Minister. Both took part in a demonstration organized by “Jewish Voice for Peace” in New York, demanding an immediate embargo on American weapons transfers to Israel.
1+Sarandon, known for years for aggressive anti-Israel positions and accusations of “genocide” in Gaza, has previously acknowledged losing representation and film roles in Hollywood due to her rhetoric. Einbinder has voiced similar sentiments, saying the moral cost of staying silent outweighs any professional repercussions. Alongside the two Hollywood actresses, several local political activists were taken into custody by police during the demonstrations.