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Chloe Veltman

Cultural figures find perils to speaking out and staying silent about Mideast crisis

A man, left, carries two Israeli flags during a pro-Israel rally outside of the Israeli Embassy on Oct. 8, 2023, in Washington, D.C., and people, right, wave flags during a rally in support of Palestinians in Houston, Texas, on Oct. 21, 2023. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images; Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images)

In recent years, social media backlash has become commonplace as cultural figures and organizations use digital platforms to express their views in response to world events.

But some have also been facing real-world consequences — fallout that goes well beyond the realm of social media — for making public declarations about the present Israel-Hamas conflict.

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