Backlash Hits Hollywood’s Writers Union Over Its Silence on Hamas’ Terrorist Attacks

10/26/2023|Updated: 12/21/2023

The fall-out from Hollywood’s lack of response to the horrific terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas weeks ago keeps growing, with some industry heavyweights expressing condemnation.

Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin on Tuesday left his talent agency CAA after his high-powered agent Maha Dakhil accused Israel of genocide in its military response to Hamas’ mass slaughter of Jewish people.

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