LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: 'Holocaust' actor James Woods has been at the receiving end of Internet criticism after he blatantly rejected the idea of a ceasefire in the escalating Israel-Hamas war and controversially endorsed genocide.
In a post made on November 19, the Emmy-winning actor wrote a short message decrying the humanitarian move in the war that started after Hamas' ambush at an Israeli music festival on October 7.
Referring to a disturbing post made by Oli London, the 'Ghosts of Mississippi' star wrote on his account on X, "No ceasefire. No compromise. No forgiveness," adding a hashtag, "#KillThemAll." The hashtag did not sit well with the netizens as they didn't hold back from calling out the prolific actor.
Author Oli London, in her post, shared a picture of a group of Palestinian supporters with one of them putting a foot on a puppy wrapped in an Israeli flag. A zip tie can also be seen tied to the dog's neck with a Palestinian flag.
'That’s just pure evil!'
Following James Woods' controversial message, the Internet went into a rage with many terming it as a genocidal call.
Several users even tagged X CEO Elon Musk with the message, "@elonmusk I believe this is a genocidal statement."
"Saying kill them all doesn’t make you the good guy James," warned someone.
Someone else said, "@elonmusk does the explicit "kill them all" hashtag count as a genocidal statement or is it only for misinterpreted Palestinian slogans?"
"Unfollowed. war mongerer (sic)," said another disgruntled social media user.
Someone else chimed in, "What sort of person tweets this s**t????"
"That’s your last shred of credibility gone, you bitter old man," a user remarked.
"A person with 3.6M followers is publicly calling for a gen0cide and doesn’t have to fear any consequences. Crazy times, @elonmusk," slammed another netizen.
A user observed, "I've known you for a long time, and I've always respected your points of view because they were well-founded, analyzed and well formulated. But now, I have to ask, aren't you going off the rails?"
"I don’t know man but “kill them all” sounds very genocidal for me, let’s see if you’re really a man of principles @elonmusk," said another.
Someone else said, "That’s just pure evil!"
James Woods has been a vocal supporter of Israel
Woods is an active user of social media and often posts about several geopolitical and social issues, including the repercussions of the Israel-Hamas War along with America's involvement in the whole conflict.
In another tweet dated November 19, as a support post in remembrance of the deceased Israeli citizens, he wrote, "It was rape unto death, rape as massacre, rape and crimes made to kill and torture women…It was rape to be seen and heard by others, women’s and girls’ bodies used as spectacles of victory, trophies of war." #KillThemAll."
