Ben Platt Voices Support For Palestine

Since October 7, 2023, Palestinian Authorities estimate More than 50,000 people were killed in air force attacks on Israeli ground and Gaza. Almost one-third of those killed are under the age of 18, and the actual number of people who died is 41% higher More than the official estimate.

“As a strange Jew who is cultural, emotional, interpersonal, and undefined to me by the state of Israel, I have long felt alienated from this conversation, and I have long felt alienated from many people in my early community who sometimes feel to be arbitrary to a dogmatic level,” writes Ben.

Ben shared it too hack Support Palestine, supporting Starhanna Einbinder’s recent human rights campaign speech. here.

“My strangeness is a tradition of social justice, just like my Judaism,” Hannah said at one point in her speech. “To me, these are human traditions and care for human life. Every human life is horrifying to the Israeli government massacre of over 65,000 Palestinians, as queer people, Jews and Americans.”

“I just wanted to thank Hanna for talking directly and with a heart.