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Golden Globes voter expelled after declaring Hollywood a 'Zionist stronghold'

Film critic Howaida Hamdy has been accused of peddling 'anti-Jewish bigotry'

September 28, 2023 11:21
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BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 09: (L-R) Gold House Executive Director Jeremy Tran, RespectAbility VP of Communications and Entertainment & News Media Lauren Appelbaum, SVP of the NAACP Hollywood Bureau Kyle Bowser, HFPA President Helen Hoehne, HFPA Chief Diversity Officer Neil Phillips, and IllumiNative's Bird Runningwater speak onstage during the 79th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 09, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Hollywood Foreign Press Association)
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The Golden Globes has expelled an Egyptian journalist from its voting body over allegedly antisemitic social media posts.

Film critic Howaida Hamdy has claimed that Hollywood is a Zionist “stronghold” with most films "orientated" in this group's favour.

She was accused last month by media monitoring service Camera of “glorifying terrorism” and peddling “anti-Jewish bigotry” based on an analysis of her Arabic-language writing. 

In a 2013 tweet, she wrote: "Hollywood is the Zionists’ stronghold anyhow, with most films oriented and biased."