Cynthia Nixon joins hunger strike for Gaza for two days

Cynthia Nixon is going on a hunger strike to protest the Israel–Hamas war. The and the City star joined a group of progressive lawmakers at a protest rally outside the White House Monday where they called for a permanent Israeli ceasefire in Gaza. The 57-year-old actress and activist confirmed she’s embarking on a hunger strike for two days. The idea is to call attention to the plight of Palestinians who are struggling to find food and water due to Israel’s blockade. “We are here hunger-striking just to sort of mirror to [President] Biden the kind of deprivation that is happening in Gaza and how he has it within his power to make a ceasefire happen,” Nixon said at the rally, according to Time and Times of Israel. “None of this is normal. None of this is routine and none of this can be allowed to continue.”