Cynthia Nixon Joins Hunger Strike Demanding Permanent Gaza Cease-fire Amid Backlash

The five-day hunger strike, joined by the actress and former New York gubernatorial candidate, comes as the death toll from the Israeli offensive in Gaza reaches 14,800, including 6,150 children.

Cynthia Nixon, the Sex and the City star and former New York gubernatorial candidate, has joined an interfaith coalition of activists in a five-day hunger strike demanding a permanent cease-fire in Gaza.
The hunger strike comes as at least 14,800 Palestinians, including 6,150 children, have been killed in the Israeli offensive in Gaza as of this week.
A temporary cease-fire that began on November 24 was organized to facilitate the exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees and allow aid into Gaza.
Hamas is expected to release at least 50 hostages in exchange for 150 Palestinians by the end of the original four-day cease-fire agreement, which received a two-day extension on November 27.
Nixon's participation in the hunger strike and her public support for Gaza has sparked backlash on social media, with critics accusing her of being an 'ignoramus and antisemite' and distorting the facts of the conflict.

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