I did something last night that I have not done in a while – I watched the Oscars ceremony. I have a few things to say. The show didn’t get my undivided attention but I had it on for the whole time it was televised.
In the days leading up to the big night, the producers said that they were doing all they could to make sure the ceremony was not disrupted by protesters. I was curious if pro-Hamas protesters would appear and how the audience would react. It didn’t happen inside the Dolby Theater but traffic was held up by demonstrators outside the theatre. Streets were closed and others were clogged up. The chant “From the river to the sea” was heard.
Reuters reported hundreds of demonstrators.
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered at the perimeter of the Oscars ceremony venue, Chanting ‘while you’re watching bombs are dropping’ as Hollywood’s glitterati celebrated…
