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Sunday, March 10, 2024
‘While you’re watching, bombs are dropping’: Anti-Israel protesters set to gather in LA ahead of Oscars
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters are planning to demonstrate in Los Angeles today ahead of tonight’s Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood.
Hundreds of protesters are expected to protest the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, sparked by Hamas’s October 7 massacres, near the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
The protest is being organized by groups including Writers Against the War on Gaza LA (WAWOG), Film Workers for Palestine, SAG-AFTRA Members for Ceasefire and the anti-Zionist Jewish Voice for Peace, under the banner “While you’re watching, bombs are dropping,” which also circulated during the Super Bowl last month.
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“The Oscars are coming up this Sunday—the same day that Israel has threatened to invade Rafah, where 1.5 million Palestinians are sheltering,” JVP says in a post on Instagram.
“We will not be distracted by the entertainment industry. We WILL continue to call for a permanent ceasefire and Palestinian liberation. Let’s mobilize and take the streets to show that we refuse to look away from this ongoing genocide! Ceasefire NOW!”
Police have beefed up their already extensive presence.
Agencies contributed to this report.
The Times of Israel Community.