Pro-Palestinian celebrities

Berlin Film Festival director's future in spotlight after Gaza furore

Commissioner for Culture and Media, Wolfram Weimer, was reportedly planning to sack festival director Tricia Tuttle.

|ByREUTERS
Berlin Festival Director Tricia Tuttle attends a press conference for the movie 'No Good Men' at the 76th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 12, 2026.
Kevin Durant #7 of the Houston Rockets and Team USA Stripes shoots against Deni Avdija #8 of the Toronto Raptors and Team World during the 75th NBA All-Star Game at Intuit Dome on February 15, 2026 in Inglewood, California.

Deni Avdija’s all-star moment: A political dtatement in disguise - opinion

In today’s Western cultural institutions, Israeli visibility rarely exists in neutral space.

|ByLINDA ARGALGI SADACKA
Ghali performs for Dystinct at Fabrique on Nov. 3, 2025 in Milan, Italy.

Italian rapper Ghali’s planned Winter Olympics set draws backlash over his Gaza advocacy

This year, nine Israelis will compete, including the national bobsled team for the first time.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Nan Goldin attends the Bailey House's 2023 Art House benefit honoring Nan Goldin at Bowery Hotel Terrace on June 14, 2023 in New York City.

Resignations hit Canadian gallery after rejecting Nan Goldin acquisition over antisemitism claims

Goldin, who is widely acclaimed for her documentary-style photography of marginalized communities, has faced controversy in recent years over her outspoken pro-Palestinian activism.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA

NO HOLDS BARRED: What’s Richard Branson’s problem with Israel?

Clearly such views are not just a moral abomination but represent a deplorable and permanent stain on the reputation of a man who won the Nobel Peace Prize.

JANUARY 25, 2016BySHMULEY BOTEACH
Richard Branson

Shechita Chief: Lobby against shechita is ‘obsessed and politically driven’

Moves against shechita are “gathering momentum,” Shechita UK warned the Jewish community.

FEBRUARY 25, 2015ByJERRY LEWIS
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