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Hours after Hamas launched his invasion of Israel on October 7, 2023, the actress and activist, Debra Messing, spoke on social media against the deadliest day for Jews after the Holocaust.
Messing wrote, “An indiscriminate massacre,” Messing wrote. “This is not a two -sided dispute. This is an integrated terrorist attack. The only thing that should be in your mind and heart is the sympathy and prayers for Israel.
After more than 15 months of Hamas attacks, Messing uses its platform to share its irreversible support for Israel and fight the global proliferation of hatred. And when Messing says some other Hollywood stars are reluctant to talk about the dispute, its voice is getting louder.
“I don’t think I have ever been so proud of being a Jew,” Messing told CNN in an interview in December. ” “It’s really a pride in me and a power that I think it’s inactive, and I think I was afraid to reveal.”
The “Will & Grace” star, who is a Jew, has been speaking against enmity for years. He said, but on October 7, his life changed.
“I think I was in the shadow before October 7.” I didn’t really realize that the manuscript I experienced in my whole life was to speak and proudly speak as a Jew. Has affected your ability to do. ”
Missing is now serving as an executive producer in a documentary about the increase in enmity for a year and a half.
The documentary, titled “October 8”, searches for the rise of enmity, protests on the college campus and the spread of misinformation in social media, as it is related to Israel and Palestine.
Directed by the filmmaker Wendy Sex, “October 8” will be premiered in theaters on March 14 and will also be released in streaming platforms. The documentary was presented to the Academy to consider the Oscar.
“This is not a film that legislators war in Gaza,” Saxes told CNN. “What is happening in Gaza is horrible. No one will agree with it. But this is not what it is about. It is about extremism than democracy. It is about what We are watching the US on the streets, college campuses and social media.
Sex continued, “How did we come to this moment? How did this explosive time between social media and media prejudice, which has presented the whole situation as a war against Israel instead of fighting terrorism. ?
Israeli Defense Force representatives traveled to Israel to meet with the hostages’ families and the survivors of the Nova Music Festival, where about 400 400 innocent festivals were massacred and dozens more hostage in Gaza. Was made.
Messing said of Israel’s journey, “I felt compelled to go and testify so that I could come back and distribute their stories and not be called false.”
Messing acknowledged that “having eyes and ears for everyone who do not have the opportunity to go there” has put it in a “weak position” as a person who is a public outfit who is a highly polarized Talking about the problem.
“I felt very lonely and often frightened and frustrating, but it was so clear to me, if not now, when, when? And it was not just the option of being silent,” Messing said.
Although some public figures are gathered to stand up against enmity, Messing has revealed in the documentary that it has abandoned many people in the entertainment community. In a scene where he has been demanded to release the hostage posters, Messing surprised that most people did not join the purpose.
“I thought there would be an army of workers and celebrities who would be out,” Messing said in the documentary. “And I felt completely cheated through Hollywood.”
In her interview with CNN, Messing said that when she publicly supports other groups of hate, she does not feel that the entertainment industry has taken a lot of stand against enmity.
“I’ve been a worker for 25 years and I have been marching and standing behind every leader of every backward class who wants equity and joining,” said Messing. “The thing that I had to mourn the most is that when I look to my right and left, the people I supported were not with me.”
Sex praised Messing’s fear for speaking, especially on social media, for growing hatred.
Sex said, “Debra has the courage that I have not seen many other people and I appreciate it.” “It’s really difficult. There is a lot of hatred.
Due to the vigorous nature of the controversy, Sex said that the documentary is almost impossible to get off the ground.
“I was told by every agent and every agency in Hollywood,” the director told CNN that no one was going to touch it. “There is definitely a feeling that it is a nuclear. Companies are afraid of canceling subscriptions. They are afraid of boycott. They are afraid of the noise, and I think what we have seen collectively, on the other hand it is a lot of noise.
Two months ago, “October 8” was acquired by Barrikov Entertainment, which is dealing with division in the United States. After his film is ready for release soon, Messing and Sex hope that the documentary can educate the audience and lead to further unity.
“What is happening in Gaza is destructive. Life is destructive. The war is destructive,” Messing said. “What is very difficult to understand is how people are two things together. Can’t see-how can you be Palestinian and Israeli supporters at the same time? ”
Messing ended an hour -long conversation with CNN on a optimistic note.
He said, “The most beautiful part of Judaism for me is that it is always about finding light in the dark and bringing the light into darkness.” “I’m sure it can change everything.”
