{"id":48986,"date":"2025-09-28T22:33:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T22:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/48986\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T22:33:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T22:33:06","slug":"jennifer-lawrence-on-gaza-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/48986\/","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Lawrence on Gaza violence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Oscar-winning US actress Jennifer Lawrence has voiced alarm over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and expressed concern about political dishonesty in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siasat.com\/tag\/united-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">United States<\/a> (US).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m terrified and it\u2019s mortifying,\u201d Lawrence said during a press conference at the San Sebastian Film Festival on Friday, September 26, where she was promoting her new film Die, My Love.<\/p>\n<p>Also Read<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siasat.com\/wembley-arena-hosts-uks-largest-gaza-fundraiser-with-over-60-global-stars-3272803\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"also-read-link\">Wembley Arena hosts UK\u2019s largest Gaza fundraiser with over 60 global stars<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Lawrence made the comments in response to a question about the impact of global conflicts on children, including the ongoing violence in Gaza. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have died, and many more have been injured since October 2023, according to independent monitors.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdTI_KnTLTrTNPvZ3OOsJUceN1pWUJmdTEFOcUUpAZtKxWnVQ\/viewform?pli=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"display: block;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Memory Khan Seminar\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" style=\"width: auto; max-height: 280px;\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MemoryKhanSeminar.webp.webp\"\/> <\/a>   <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jennifer Lawrence speaking today at the San Sebasti\u00e1n Film Festival press conference in Spain:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is happening in Palestine is nothing less than genocide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m terrified \u2014 and it\u2019s mortifying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m terrified for my children, for all of our children.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sEpt1chH5r\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/sEpt1chH5r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 sarah (@sahouraxo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sahouraxo\/status\/1971586608836317195?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 26, 2025<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>She spoke on the ongoing debate in the entertainment industry over cultural boycotts of Israeli film institutions, emphasising that accountability should focus on decision-makers rather than artists. \u201cOur freedom of speech and artistic expression is under threat,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Lawrence addressed debates over cultural boycotts of Israeli film institutions, stressing that accountability should focus on decision-makers, not artists. \u201cOur freedom of speech and artistic expression is under threat,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Also Read<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siasat.com\/video-shoes-thrown-at-netanyahu-poster-during-gaza-protest-in-seoul-3277127\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"also-read-link\">Video: Shoes thrown at Netanyahu poster during Gaza protest in Seoul<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Lawrence will receive the Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award at the festival before the screening of Die, My Love, co-produced by Martin Scorsese and directed by Lynne Ramsay. The film stars Robert Pattinson, Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, and LaKeith Stanfield and is scheduled for release o November 7.<\/p>\n<p>The humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to worsen, with widespread displacement, infrastructure damage, and high civilian casualties. International bodies, including the International Court of Justice, are investigating alleged war crimes.<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oscar-winning US actress Jennifer Lawrence has voiced alarm over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and expressed concern about&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":48987,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[430,156,16945,42545,29957,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-48986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-gaza","tag-israel-palestine-conflict","tag-jennifer-lawrence","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48986"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48986\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}