Emmy Awards stands firm on nomination of Gazan reporter Bisan Owda after threats from Israeli lobby

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 ( AJ+ ) 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.

SOURCE:  DEMOCRACY NOW