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Gaza War Protest Hits Sundance On Sunday; “Safety & Security” Top Priority, Festival Says


The war in Gaza is coming to Park City. Rumored for weeks, a pro-Palestinian protest has been set for noon on January 21 at the Sundance Film Festival. By coincidence or not, the Let Gaza Live gath…

By coincidence or not, the Let Gaza Live gathering is organized at almost the exact same time a Sundance partnered panel on “deadly tropes about Jews and Israel on TV, Film and Media” is planned on Sunday. “Don’t be surprised if this backfires, people are here to work, to sell,” she concluded, noting her own alarm at the civilian casualties coming out of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza since Hamas attacked the Jewish state on October 7. Still remaining relatively contained in the volatile region, despite some attacks on Western shipping in the Red Sea, the war has seen pro-Palestinian protests all over the world, clashes at the UN amid calls for a permanent ceasefire.

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