"Bisexual icon and Hacks star Hannah Einbinder topped off her Emmy awards speech with a partially censored declaration: "Go birds, f**k ICE and free Palestine." On Sunday (14 September), the 30-year-old stand-up comedian and Hacks actor condemned Israel's actions in Gaza as she cradled her Supporting Actress Emmy. In HBO's Hacks, the 30-year-old actress plays a young writer who teams up with an ageing comedian (Jean Smart). The pair try to liven up the comedian's material and become unlikely friends during the process."
"Backstage, Einbinder was also asked about her concluding statement. She elaborated: "I have friends in Gaza who are working as frontline workers, as doctors, right now in the north of Gaza, to provide care for pregnant women, and [working] for schoolchildren to create schools in the refugee camps." "It's an issue that's really close to my heart for many reasons.""
Hannah Einbinder concluded her Emmy acceptance speech with a partially censored: "Go birds, f**k ICE and free Palestine," while holding her Supporting Actress Emmy. The speech drew loud applause and referenced increased ICE immigration raids and her support for the Philadelphia Eagles. Einbinder explained backstage that she has friends in Gaza working as frontline workers and doctors providing care and creating schools in refugee camps. She described the issue as close to her heart and said she feels an obligation as a Jewish person to distinguish Jews from the state of Israel. She wore a red Artists4Ceasefire pin calling for an immediate ceasefire. Hacks will return for a fifth and final season.
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