What the Red-Hand Pin Means to Jews, and Why It Matters | Guest Column

Artists4Ceasefire is urging celebrities to wear their red pins at Sunday’s Oscars, but the bloody hands have a harrowing meaning for Jews

Mark Ruffalo, Billie Eilish (Getty Images)
Mark Ruffalo, Billie Eilish (Getty Images)

At last year’s Oscars ceremony, a number of celebrities, including Billie Eilish, Ramy Youssef and Mark Ruffalo, wore the red-hand pin provided by an organization called Artists4Ceasefire. 

Artists4Ceasefire is again calling upon Hollywood luminaries to wear their pin at this Sunday’s Oscars.

Artists4Ceasefire describes itself as calling for “an immediate and permanent ceasefire, full hostage release, and delivery of lifesaving aid in Gaza” and claims that their pin, which depicts a red hand with a black heart in its center, “symbolizes support for universal human rights and lasting peace.”

Let’s ignore the fact that there currently is a ceasefire, that hostages are being released, and that aid is being delivered in Gaza (as it has been throughout the war).

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