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August 22, 2024

Emmy Awards Stands Firm on Nomination of Gazan Reporter Bisan Owda After Pushback from Israel Lobby
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The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has rejected an
attempt by pro-Israel groups and Hollywood celebrities to rescind an
Emmy nomination for the widely admired Palestinian journalist Bisan
Owda. Owda, who has been reporting from the ground in Gaza since
October, was nominated for her Al Jazeera Plus report, "It's Bisan from
Gaza and I'm Still Alive," which chronicles her family's forced
evacuation of their home in Beit Hanoun. The pro-Israel group Creative
Community for Peace and celebrities like Debra Messing and Selma Blair
accused Owda of spreading antisemitism, an accusation which has been
widely used against anyone who opposes Israel's war.


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