Actor James Woods urged to reconsider Israel support by Palestinian Poet
The New Arab News 09 January 2025

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  • James Woods urged to reconsider Israel support after losing home to Los Angeles fires
'This is what it feels like to lose our homes in Gaza': James Woods urged to reconsider Israel support after losing home to LA fires
The Hollywood actor and producer has been a vocal backer of Israel’s brutal military attack on Gaza

Pro-Palestine voices have urged Hollywood actor James Woods to reconsider his support for Israel's war on Gaza after the American actor lost his mansion in the wildfires that swept through Los Angeles

Woods, who had previously cheered Israel's deadly attacks on Palestinians in Gaza while urging it to carry out more, using a
"Kill them all" hashtag, broke down in tears during a CNN interview on Wednesday, mourning the destruction of his home

Woods sobbed,
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"One day you’re in the swimming pool, and the next day it’s gone"

Prominent Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha took to social media to confront Woods, saying:
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"How dare you get on the air and cry?!"

The award-winning poet addressed Woods in a letter posted on X
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"When our house was bombed on October 28, 2023 I did not have a house or a safe place to go
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I have not been able to return, to the ruins of my house because my city is occupied"
"My aunt’s house was bombed in October 2024
Her daughter was killed along with another 15 people, many still under the rubble until now
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Does this mean anything to you?"