Actor Javier Bardem took the stage at last night's Oscars to say, "No to war and Free Palestine."
Of course, this is nothing new under the sun for Bardem who accused Israel of genocide at the Emmys six months ago and pledged not to work with anyone who supported genocide.
But when you stop to think about Bardem's statement, it is most peculiar.
After all, it was Hamas who initiated the conflict on October 7th, raped and murdered civilians while also taking hostages.
Oh, I'm sure Bardem was referring to the present conflict in Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East.
While you can certainly make the case there is a great deal of stupidity involved in said conflict as I have, it is telling that Bardem doesn't see fit to call for a Free Iran. He has no words of support to offer either Jafar Panahi or Medhi Mahmoudian, the director and screenwriter for the Oscar nominated documentary It Was Only an Accident. Both Panahi and Mahmoudian have been arrested by the Iranian government for their opposition to the present regime.
In the grand scheme of things, Bardem is no more interested in freedom for Palestine than he is for freedom for Iran. If this was the case then Bardem would declare, "Free Palestine....from Hamas." After all, Hamas has just as much contempt for Palestinians as it does Israelis. Hamas had no qualms about executing Palestinians seeking food aid.
The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank is little better where 90-year-old Mahmoud Abbas remains President despite the fact his four-year term expired 17 years ago.
When Javier Bardem (or anyone else for that matter) chants, "Free Palestine" (with Hamas in power), what they really want is a genocide of Jews.
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