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Eithne Shortall: The unusual silence of some celebrities on Gaza speaks volumes
Acts like Kneecap and Lankum have taken brave stands on the conflict, while the usually vocal Bono has said very little
At last weekend’s Academy Awards, Jonathan Glazer accepted the Oscar for best international feature. The director stood with his producer and, hands shaking, made the only overt reference from the podium that night to what is happening in Gaza.
Glazer had just won an award for The Zone of Interest, a chilling film about the day-to-day life of a commandant and his family at the Auschwitz concentration camp. He said their film shows where dehumanisation ...