Foes of Israel Wore Red Hand Pins at Oscars, Not Realizing the Horrific Symbolism

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The Oscars are always a superb occasion for leftists to indulge in an orgy of virtue-signaling, and this year was no different. Foes of Israel sported little round pins featuring a red hand with a black heart in the palm, which even for them was a bizarre and ham-fisted way to show the world that they want Israel to stop fighting and Hamas to live. It recalled nothing more vividly than a notorious Palestinian jihad massacre which, despite having taken place over twenty years ago, is still recalled with horror among Israelis and supporters of Israel.

NPR reported happily on Monday that “a notable accessory on Sunday’s red carpet was a red pin featuring a hand with a black heart in the middle. Celebrities like Billie Eilish, Ramy Youssef and Mark Ruffalo wore the pins in support of Artists4Ceasefire, a group of advocates and artists that opposes the Israel-Hamas war.” The luminaries explain that the pin “symbolizes collective support for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, the release of all of the hostages and for the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza.” This explanation, however, doesn’t really clarify much.

At first glance, it looks as if these enlightened artists are being soberly even-handed: they want “the release of all of the hostages and for the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza.” So Israel gets its people who are being held hostage back and allegedly starving Gazans get their humanitarian aid. Sounds great, right?

The statement, however, also calls for “an immediate and permanent ceasefire,” which may seem like a call for peace for a moment, but it actually means that instead of being destroyed, Hamas will survive and be able to murder more Israeli civilians. Hamas top dog Ghazi Hamad said it back in October 2023, just a couple of weeks after the Oct. 7 jihad massacre: “We must teach Israel a lesson, and we will do this again and again. The Al-Aqsa Flood,” that is, the attack on Oct. 7, “is just the first time, and there will be a second, a third, a fourth.” This prophecy, however, will only come true if Hamas gets a ceasefire that will enable it to regroup and recover.

This makes it clear that the red hands, black heart symbolism is not just a reference to the horrors of war in general, it’s an indictment of Israel, as Israeli leaders have repeatedly declared that they intend to fight on until Hamas is completely destroyed, and they don’t want to accept a ceasefire that will force them to stop before the job is done.

The pins, however, have an even more ghastly resonance.

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