'Nobody Wants This' star accuses Israel of 'genocide'
On Friday, Jewish actor Adam Brody joined the growing list of progressive celebrities accusing Israel of committing "genocide" in Gaza while suggesting that Hollywood has grown more "conservative" under President Donald Trump.Brody, who plays a rabbi in Netflix’s romantic comedy series "Nobody Wants This," addressed the topic when speaking to GQ Magazine about his political activism and volunteer work for the progressive organization Swing Left.Although he has not publicly addressed the Middle East conflict previously, Brody told the magazine that he has discussed it privately."Put me down as thinking it's a genocide," Brody said.
"Put me down as wanting a free Palestine.It's awful that it's taken so much death and misery, but it does feel like it's reaching a breaking point that it should have a while ago.
I'm hopeful that another administration can really do some good and correct some of these policies that are helping that situation be as awful as it is."FORMULA ONE DRIVER LEWIS HAMILTON TELLS MACKLEMORE HE IS ‘STANDING’ IN SOLIDARITY WITH HIM ON PALESTINEU.S.actor Adam Brody spoke to GQ Magazine about his political activism.
(Frederic J.Brown/AFP via Getty Images)"The O.C." actor's comments resembled ones made by other progressive celebrities such as actor Mark Ruffalo and rapper Macklemore, who have referred to the Israel-Hamas conflict as a "genocide."Though several celebrities have spoken out against Israel's actions, Brody suggested that political activism in Hollywood has decreased, noting that he doesn't speak about political issues in many interviews."I think it's the cycle.
The first time Trump was elected, it was inconceivable.It woke everyone," he said.
"There was so much activism.People were running for office that had never ran before.
It was so awful to watch him defile our government, our country, our reputation, and really pit people against each other.I felt like most of the country right away was really against it.""It felt very saf...