Positions from Cate Blanchett’s life in support of Gaza…before wearing her dress at the Cannes Film Festival

The star was kidnapped Cate Blanchett She was in the spotlight during the last session of the Cannes Film Festival, while she was attending the Red Carpet, following a clever trick she resorted to in designing her dress, in order to send a message of solidarity with the people of Palestine.

This is after Cate Blanchett supported Gaza in an innovative way, by wearing a black dress in the front and white in the back as if it was an ordinary dress that did not carry any symbolism, so that she could enter the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival with all comfort, especially since one of the conditions of the festival is not to send any political message, but once she withdrew it For the hem of the dress, a green lining appeared, to depict the Palestinian flag consisting of white, black, green, and of course red, which is the red carpet spread on the floor of the entrance to the festival.

Perhaps many fans of Cate Blanchett do not know that the Australian star has previously supported many causes other than… The Palestinian cause As shown in the following lines.

Cate Blanchett She has been a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner since 2016, and has always been outspoken about the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip. Last October, she joined a group of more than 60 Hollywood actors, who together signed a letter addressed to US President Joe Biden, urging him to call… To a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza.

Written in the letter were words such as: “We ask you, as President of the United States, to call for an immediate halt to escalation and a ceasefire in Gaza and Israel before another life is lost.”

Cate Blanchett was not satisfied with that, but during the plenary session of the European Parliament she called for “an immediate ceasefire for humanitarian reasons,” and said at the time: “I am not Syrian, I am not Ukrainian, I am not Yemeni, I am not Afghan, I am not from South Sudan, I am not from Israel or Palestine, I am not a politician, I am not even a critic, but I am a witness and having witnessed the human cost of war, violence and persecution while visiting refugees from all over the world, I cannot ignore that.”

Cate Blanchett sheds light on what is happening in Gaza again

Cate Blanchett During the same session that we mentioned previously, she praised the European Union for granting asylum and protection to refugees due to the Russian war on Ukraine. She also called for sympathy with those affected by the war in Gaza, saying: “This solidarity should not be limited to one group, but rather it should be available to everyone.” .