Liam Cunningham Shocked by Hollywood’s Silence on Palestinian Killings: “How Can They Look at Themselves in the Mirror?”

According to CinemaDrame news agency, Liam Cunningham, known for playing Davos Seaworth in Game of Thrones, criticized Hollywood’s silence over the genocide in Gaza during an interview with Abby Martin on The Empire Files podcast. He said that despite speaking out against Israel’s attacks, contrary to popular belief, he has not received any threats.

The Irish actor responded to the question of why so many celebrities remain silent on what he described as “the most horrific thing we’ve seen in our lifetime”:
“I haven’t lost hope in humanity, but one of the things that has deeply disappointed me is the level of cowardice… When your child turns 15—this is happening in 4K. It’s on your screens. It’s all over social media—if they ask you: ‘I hope you did something about it,’ your response will be: ‘I didn’t care.’ I won’t be one of those people who looks their grandkids in the eye and says, ‘I didn’t care.’ Because there’s no other answer. You knew, and you did nothing.”

He went on:
“This level of cowardice is beyond my understanding. I don’t know how they stay silent, how they don’t speak out, and still manage to look at themselves in the mirror…”

Cunningham emphasized that he’s faced no retaliation for speaking up:
“There are no threats. No one has ever said anything to me. Isn’t it tragically ironic that I’m afraid to say something because I fear it might affect my career? But why didn’t you speak out to find out if it would? That’s cowardice. Cowardice in brown.”

Previously, Cunningham explained why Irish people tend to support Palestine:
“We were occupied by Britain for 700 years—our neighboring country. Possibly the most powerful empire in the world. But we never stopped fighting. Every generation for 700 years… They tried to erase our language, did everything they could. We tell Palestinians: look at the Irish. A very small nation against the greatest empire. And we beat them. We got rid of them. It took 700 years, but we eventually kicked them out. So of course the Irish feel a deep solidarity with the Palestinian people, because they are enduring what the Irish endured.”

Mark Ruffalo is one of the few celebrities who has publicly responded to the crisis both on social media and beyond. Last week, he voiced support for Ms. Rachel, a children’s show host who had spoken out for Palestine, saying that artists aren’t being “canceled” for stating that “people in Gaza shouldn’t starve.”

Ruffalo said:
“All I can say is… I’m still alive. Know where you stand, and where you want to stand… If we surrender to fear, the world will only become a scarier place.”

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