Emmy winner Hannah Einbinder isn't worried about losing her career for supporting Palestine
JAKARTA - Actress Hannah Einbinder says the cost of not speaking out about Palestine is greater than losing her career in Hollywood.
The 2025 Emmy winner star of the HBO series "Hacks" said he would not be afraid to defend the issues he cared about, speaking at the "Kering Women In Motion" on the sidelines of the 79th Cannes Film Festival series at the Carlton Hotel, Thursday (14/5). The Cannes Film Festival this year was held on May 12-23, 2026.
"I follow in the footsteps of the Palestinian people who have set the standard, who must always be their own defenders," Einbinder said, quoted by The Guardian (15/5).
"I am very happy to join the tradition of Palestinian citizens and Jewish allies who are committed to speaking out at a time when many people avoid it. I am following in their footsteps," he said.
When asked about fears of being blacklisted like fellow actors Susan Sarandon and Melissa Barrera, both of whom said they lost jobs for speaking out about Palestine, Einbinder said: "I think what they know is what I know, which is that the cost of not speaking is higher."
"There is a greater loss if you don't speak up and you have to prioritize the right thing. I don't think that my small career can be compared to even one human life. It is an obligation and I will always do it," he said.
Einbinder then backed other pro-Palestinian actors. "I would love to work with Melissa and Susan and Mark Ruffalo and Javier Bardem. All of them," he said, before joking: "A road trip movie! This group of crazy people are all in a car, this summer!"
Quoted from Daily Sabah and Anadolu, Einbinder, who is Jewish, won the Primetime Emmy Awards in September 2025 for his supporting role in the television series "Hacks". In his acceptance speech, he called for "Palestinian independence."
In a recent podcast interview, he noted how "people in Hollywood, unfortunately, need these issues to affect white people so that they see it as something that relates to them."