Censored Hollywood and Book
‘‘If you share your writing, and it reaches “only” one reader — but it truly moves them — is that effort worth it to you?’’
One wildest thing happened to me day-by-day to convince one-by-one to propose Refaat Alareer - IF I MUST DIE since December [as of now, 281k Emails, no kidding] is ‘two face’ of UWM or University Wisconsin Madison. Since February, and even, just him, alone, one, President university Michael S. Roth, in which a Jewish American, to be [alone] who say ceasefire Gaza, if compare heinous decision by President Shafik to ask 10,000 [or more] NYPD personnels to sweep encampment in Columbia. UWM, by my count, to be 17th encampments in US soil, and even already erected not only encampment but also ‘Refaat Library.’
The contrast, another Jewish America, very powerful women as Partner or Chief some literacy agency plus [movie] talent agency in the world, very active to smeared Palestinian especially in twitter—- and she’s also from UWM. The wildest ? Until today, no one American media acknowledge her [very active] passion to smeared Palestinian. Or, because she’s very powerful in Hollywood [not only publishing industry / literature agency], no one media so brave to investigating her.
Although still very hard to make sure a book [compilation] languages IF I MUST DIE execute by some publishing company, another crazy story …. or I put several stories, is, how I got reply-response after try to explained ‘multiple languages IF I MUST DIE.’
Some very respected literary agent, 80+ years old, and his company/literary agency already 5 decades old, and he’s [because gentleman] actually already set up ‘automatic-reply’ for his email. My 1st attempt to email him [about Refaat - IF I MUST DIE], I received [automat] reply indicating he’s in hospital for some surgery. Around 6am London, I received 2nd reply, literally by him [directly]. I really flattered. Even his reply isn’t making my idea got executed to be a book. 6am.
Third story. I was, in some webinar, really carefully hear explanation by multiple people about dynamic US election 2024, including some politician, Jason Call [Green party]. Just after 6 days after webinar, I got message by some Evergreen State College alumnae, very senior in publishing industry, [years of graduate indicating] she’s senior around 3-4 years / 3-4 years older than activist Rachel Corrie. Evergreen is 2nd northernmost university in the contiguous United States after WWU [Western Washington University]
Jason was tweeted like this, 4 days before webinar. Jason literally living in Olympia.
Pelosi v Netanyahu. Pelosi arguably the strongest - influenced Congress member from ‘Hollywood state’ [California].
A prominent Hollywood marketing and branding guru has raised eyebrows by telling staffers that they should refrain from working with anyone who is “posting against Israel.”
Ashlee Margolis, founder of the Beverly Hills firm The A List, wrote an email to her staff about a new mandate to hit “pause on working with any celebrity or influencer or tastemaker posting against Israel.” The company, which is a fixture on red carpets and is at the forefront of brand integration with celebrities, works with such companies as CAA, UTA, Lede Company and Wolf Kasteler Public Relations.
In the email, Margolis stressed that there was a distinction between what she deemed acceptable and unacceptable social media posts about the country and its current military operations in Gaza. “Anyone saying Israel is committing a ‘genocide’ is someone we will pause on working with, as that is simply not true,” the veteran marketing executive wrote. “While Jews are devastated by the loss of innocent lives in Gaza, we are feeling immense fear over the rising Jew Hatred all over the world.”
Margolis declined comment. Sources familiar with the situation note that The A List has a decades-long history of advocating for fairness and the wellbeing of others. They add that the intention of the email was to reiterate that the company is strictly anti hate and will not be a part of perpetuating harmful speech and behavior against any community.
The email comes amid a growing divide in Hollywood over the subject of Israel that emerged in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on the Nova Music Festival and nearby homes in Southern Israel. Hamas killed 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped 250 others during the surprise attack. Israel’s military response in Gaza has resulted in more than 34,000 Palestinians being killed.
In the immediate aftermath of Oct. 7, a handful of people were dropped from projects and agencies over their controversial posts and comments on the subject including Melissa Barrera, who was fired from “Scream VII,” and Susan Sarandon, who was booted by UTA.
(Both are highly critical of Israel.) On the other side of the divide, Selma Blair parted ways with her reps at CAA and Narrative PR after posting: “Deport all these terrorist supporting goons. Islam has destroyed Muslim countries and then they come here and destroyed minds.” (She later deleted the post and apologized, saying: “I mistakenly and inadvertently conflated Muslims with Radical Islamists and fundamentalists.”)
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Margolis seems to have drawn the same red line that Spyglass did when it fired Barrera: use of the word “genocide” to describe Israel’s actions in the region. At the time, Spyglass released a statement that noted, “We have zero tolerance for antisemitism or the incitement of hate in any form, including false references to genocide, ethnic cleansing, Holocaust distortion or anything that flagrantly crosses the line into hate speech.”
Still, the word “genocide” has been used by a growing group of people who work in the industry including Joaquin Phoenix, Joel Coen and Todd Haynes, who signed an open letter in support of a polarizing Oscar speech made by Jonathan Glazer after “The Zone of Interest” won best international feature film in March.
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Their letter stated: “We are proud Jews who denounce the weaponization of Jewish identity and the memory of the Holocaust to justify what many experts in international law, including leading Holocaust scholars, have identified as a ‘genocide in the making.’ We reject the false choice between Jewish safety and Palestinian freedom.”
A different group comprised of actors, writers and producers that included Debra Messing and Amy Sherman-Palladino slammed Glazer’s speech in an open letter that noted: “We refute our Jewishness being hijacked for the purpose of drawing a moral equivalence between a Nazi regime that sought to exterminate a race of people, and an Israeli nation that seeks to avert its own extermination.”
Margolis’ email referenced “Anti-Israel sentiments [that] are causing a lot of Anti-Jew Rhetoric in our own backyards” as the reason for her decision. She then suggested that if outsiders ask why her firm is being unresponsive with any celebrity, influencer or tastemaker using the word genocide, they can come up with “some language that you are comfortable with.”
Some were taken aback by Margolis’ email and began sending it to external sources. The email was shared widely over the past 24 hours. Margolis has been active on the Israel front within the Hollywood community. In November, she hosted a breakfast at her home for industry people and media to meet with Israeli hostage families.
In closing, Margolis wrote: “When this war is over, everything will be [sic] die down and im hoping it’s sooner than later.” In the meantime, she asked her staff to vet the feeds of talent.
Day 9 Jennifer Koonings, PMHNP, MS, MS, NYSAFE hunger strike outside White House in the wake US complicit Genocidal Gaza. This is [click link] her writing as member of CODEPINK Alert CODEPINK’s Newsletter. Jennifer is Certified Forensic Examiner for Adults and Children, really full knowledge about sexual assault, such as sexual assault by Israel to every Palestinian, like NYT reporting [photo uploaded]. For solidarity, since she started to hunger strike, I put myself eat 1 very tiny plate/day for break the fasting and for entire day after, extreme fasting 16.5 hours [based on my location]. In last 17 years, I already [minimum] 340 days / year to fasting [29 - 30 days for mandatory fasting for muslim, ramadan session, the rest is voluntary fasting / sunnah]. Photo Jennifer with ann Wright, retired retired US Army [like Leo M. Stolfi ] and also [Ann] retired State Department
Medea Benjamin Medea Benjamin Medea’s Substack and Jennifer Koonings
footage by CODEPINK Alert CODEPINK’s Newsletter, multiple nurses in DC, after humanitarian duty in Gaza.
Please keep donating to [1] PCRF / Palestine Children’s Relief Fund or [2] Freedom Flotilla.
As PCRF pictures by Dr Rajha in Gaza, Ariana Grande - Butera, and CODEPINK Alert
Jennifer Koonings PMHNP, MS, MS, NYSAFE part ofCODEPINK AlertJen
Unlike Israeli and pro zionist student [very easy] get a money [thanks for multiple billionaire], contrary, Palestinian very hard to get a money [like encampments across the world]. Link attached by CODEPINK Alert Jen Jennifer Koonings PMHNP, MS, MS, NYSAFE is Nagham, same healthcare worker like Jennifer but in Palestine. 3 Weeks ago is Nagham’s birthday. Link to donate. Nagham is still alive after Rafah bombing 337 hours ago.
Link to help journalist Abdelrahman Alkahout, Reshare by CODEPINK Alert
Jen Jennifer Koonings, PMHNP, MS, MS, NYSAFE. Abdelrahman is still alive after Rafah bombing 337 hours ago