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Odd. Celebrities and woke corporates haven’t stopped the strife in the Middle East

21 May 2021

4:00 AM

21 May 2021

4:00 AM

Celebrities and woke corporations have not done enough to end the violent conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

As the death toll from a days of violence in the Gaza Strip and ­Israel mounts, celebrities have largely ignored the conflict, instead using their powers to change the weather and to end racism.

But it doesn’t have to be this way. 

Imagine if Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, for example, had used their earnest chat with Oprah Winfrey to focus on peace in the Middle East. 

It is not unreasonable to think that a heart-to-heart with the Duchess of Sussex and her ginger handbag would have convinced Hamas militants...

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