Hollywood Writers and Showrunners Criticize WGA's Silence on Israel-Hamas Conflict
Joel Fields, the showrunner of "The Americans," criticized the Writers Guild of America (WGA) for not condemning the Hamas attack on Israel and accused the organization of failing to issue a statement through its silence. Fields made these remarks at a panel discussing Hollywood and antisemitism. The WGA has not commented on why it did not issue a statement, leading to speculation that it wants to avoid a contentious subject or not upset members with differing sympathies. Ilana Wernick, a writer-producer, claimed that the WGA has a "Jew-hating problem" rooted in ideological hostility. Fields argued that Hollywood, which was once a refuge for Jews, has become a "safe space" and that anti-Semitism has only recently become a prominent issue.