A group of over 700 Hollywood professionals behind Jewish advocacy group The Brigade has issued a statement condemning the efforts of Artists4Ceasefire to promote of “Red Hand” pins in support of Gaza to be worn on the 2025 Academy Awards red carpet on Sunday.
“That pin is no symbol of peace,” the strongly worded letter said. “It is the emblem of Jewish bloodshed.”
The Brigade — which consists of 700+ producers, filmmakers, agents, managers, publicists, executives and actors — was formed the day after the historic Hamas terrorist attack against Israeli citizens on Oct. 7, 2023 to focus on messaging and support of Israel in Hollywood.
The letter was sent Monday morning to Artists4Ceasefire in response to a notice the pro-Gaza advocacy group sent its members on Feb. 20 encouraging the pins be worn on awards seasons’ red carpets. That email to Artists4Ceasefire members was sent just as Israeli authorities confirmed the deaths of Kfir and Ariel Bibas, two young hostages who were 10 months and 4 years old when they were taken during the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack.
Brigade’s statement added: “On Feb. 20, the same day the world learned 10-month-old Kfir Bibas and his 4-year-old brother Ariel were strangled to death by their terrorist captors in Gaza, you doubled down — urging celebrities to proudly wear your bloodstained red hand pin. Have you no shame?”
Previously, Artists4Ceasefire provided similar pins to attendees at the 2024 Academy Awards, where stars including Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell, Ramy Youssef, and Ava DuVernay wore them. The organization describes the pins as symbols supporting peace and ceasefire efforts in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Read The Brigade’s letter in full below:
To the Red Hand Supporters,
We turned the other cheek when you pinned a symbol of Jewish murder to your awards lapels.
We took the high road when you cried for a ceasefire that already existed before Hamas shattered it on October 7th.
But today, we will not be silent.
On February 20th, the same day the world learned 10-month-old Kfir Bibas and his 4-year-old brother Ariel were strangled to death by their terrorist captors in Gaza, you doubled down—urging celebrities to proudly wear your bloodstained red hand pin.
Have you no shame?
That pin is no symbol of peace. It is the emblem of Jewish bloodshed.
In 2000, Palestinian terrorists in Ramallah lynched two innocent Israelis, ripped them apart limb by limb, and held up their blood-soaked hands to a cheering mob. That infamous image is now your “ceasefire” badge.
And on the very day it was discovered that the Bibas babies—innocent Jewish children—were strangled to death by the terrorist’s bare hands, you asked Hollywood to wear it with pride.
Is this ignorance?
Or is this deliberate, calculated malice?
It’s not peace.
You Claim to See Humanity on Both Sides. Yet You…
❌ Ignore the facts surrounding the historic barbaric October 7 terror attack on Israel
❌ Push your anti-Israel narrative even after Israel agreed to ceasefires with Hamas AND Hezbollah.
❌ Refuse to condemn Hamas’ grotesque, sadistic ceasefire tactics.
Did you speak up when Hamas:
– Returned hostages on the brink of death, frail, bruised, and starved?
– Executed Israeli captives AFTER a ceasefire was reached?
– Traded mutilated corpses while laughing in the faces of grieving families?
Actors, Actresses, Filmmakers and people of our Hollywood Community, Read This Before You Wear That Pin Again Would you proudly wear the emblem of a lynching?
Would you parade the symbol of people who strangled babies with their bare hands?
Because that is what the red hand represents.
To those who wore it without knowing—now you know.
To those who knew and wore it anyway—we see you and we will not be silent.
Members of the Brigade
