This rare gesture at such a global platform turned the ceremony into more than just a celebration of art. It became a moment of solidarity with Palestinians facing relentless Israeli aggression. The audience, stunned yet attentive, saw how a Hollywood star chose to speak beyond entertainment.
Einbinder has been nominated four times for her role as Ava Daniels in the series “Hacks.” But this win at the 77th Primetime Emmys was different. Instead of only celebrating her career, she chose to highlight the struggle of oppressed people in Palestine.
Her costar Jean Smart also won for the same HBO series, marking her fourth Emmy. Yet it was Einbinder’s brave call that overshadowed the night and turned the stage into a space of resistance.
This Emmy speech shows how voices for Palestine are reaching every corner of the world. When a Jewish actress in Hollywood openly condemns oppression, it sends a strong signal. The message is clear: Israel’s aggression cannot silence the global demand for Palestinian freedom. Even art stages are becoming platforms of resistance.
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"All human life equally. As a queer person, as a Jewish person, and as an American, I am horrified by the Israeli government’s massacre of well over 65,000 Palestinians in Gaza," said Einbinder during the HRC speech, "I am ashamed and infuriated that this mass murder is funded by our American tax dollars. It should not be controversial to say that we should all be against murdering civilians."
The Hacks star opened up to reporters backstage after the speech and explained her "Free Palestine" comments, "It is my obligation as a Jewish person to distinguish Jews from the state of Israel. Our religion and our culture is such an important and long-standing institution that is really separate to this sort of ethnonationalist state."
Einbinder is also a lifelong fan of the Philadelphia Eagles, known for attending games and appearing on Kylie Kelce s podcast "Not Goanna Lie." She s even gushed about celebrating the 2018 Super Bowl win with her dad, actor and writer Chad Einbinder, who was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and instilled that love of the Eagles in her from a young age.
During the August podcast with Kelce, Einbinder opened up about growing up a fan and watching the Eagles win the 2018 Super Bowl with her dad at a Los Angeles bar.
"Being an Eagles fan is genetic. It is in the blood. My dad grew up in Philly. Througout my dad s childhood the birds were losing. They were losing bad and they were there every game in the snow." She said. "I grew up understanding that legacy and I grew up understanding that pain and so I knew what this meant to him, to us, to our family, to his father."
Einbinder teared up as she described a moment when they were celebrating on the street and her dad went into an alleyway after, "I watched him point to the sky with tears and say this one s for you, dad."
Adding, "When I think about my identity, I think the order is Eagles fan, queer, Jewish, left handed, redhead...I think it s above all those other things."
Who is Hannah Einbinder?
The 30-year old Los Angeles, California native is an actress, comeidan and activist. Her parents are Laraine Newman, an original SNL cast member and Chad Einbinder, a former actor and director.
While accepting an award from the Human Rights Campaign in March, she spoke out and condemend Israel s masacre of Palestenians in Gaza and the United States government support for Israel.
This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal.
