The Brigade, a group founded by PR, studio executives and filmmakers in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas terrorist attack on southern Israel, has issued a strongly worded statement in response to an organized effort by Artists4Ceasefire which asks attendees of the 2025 Academy Awards to wear red hand pins in support of Gaza.
“Today, we will not be silent,” reads the statement. “That pin is no symbol of peace. It is the emblem of Jewish bloodshed.”
The Artists4Ceasefire letter was sent on Feb. 20, coinciding with the release of the bodies of the youngest hostages taken from their homes — Kfir and Ariel Bibas, 10 months and 4 at the time of their abduction and subsequent murder at the hands of their captors, per Israeli medical authorities.
“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,” the Brigade writes. “Have you no shame?”
Artists4Ceasefire first came to prominence at the Oscars 2024 red carpet. The volunteer organization provided celebrities — including Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell, Ramy Youssef, Ava DuVernay and Mark Ruffalo (seen above at the 2024 Oscars nominees luncheon red carpet) — with a pin featuring an outstretched hand with a heart on it. Intended to show support for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war (the first phase of which has since been completed), the Jewish community contends that the red hand image traces its roots to a 2000 incident in the West Bank which resulted in the deaths of several IDF soldiers.
According to Artists4Ceasefire, the pin’s “red background [is] to symbolize the urgency of the call to save lives. The orange hand conveys the beautiful community of people from all backgrounds that have come together in support of centering our shared humanity. The heart being cradled in the center of the hand is an invitation for us to lead with our hearts, always, to lead with love.”
If Hollywood stars once again wear the red hand pins on Sunday at the 2025 Oscars, the Brigade, which comprises over 700 producers, filmmakers, agents, managers, publicists, executives, actors and actresses, plans to rise to the occasion.
Read the full letter from the Brigade 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.
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
