Reports indicate that Nixon has planned to participate in two or three days of the planned five-day hunger strike to draw attention to the conditions of Palestinians.
She also called for a permanent extension on the ceasefire that has been underway since Friday alongside Delaware State Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton, New York Rep. Zohran Mamdani, Oklahoma Rep. Mauree Turner, Virginia Rep. Sam Rasoul, and Michigan Rep. Abraham Aiyash, according to Time Magazine.
“None of this is normal. None of this is routine, and none of this can be allowed to continue,” Nixon said, referencing the rising civilian death toll of Gazans during the last seven weeks of Israel’s attack on the region.
The actor-turned-politician, best known for her role as Miranda Hobbes in Sex and the City, ran for governor of New York in 2018 but was beaten by incumbent candidate Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary race. She has two Jewish children with her ex-husband and has been outspoken in her support of the Jewish community despite being publicly critical of Israel. Nixon is one of the 260 artist signatories of an open letter calling on President Biden to commit to a ceasefire.
