美國東部作家協會解釋為什么沒有就以色列和加沙問題發(fā)表聲明

The Writers Guild of America East is offering an explanation for why it hasn’t made a statement about Hamas’ attack on Israel, while also emphasizing that it stands against antisemitism and Islamophobia, amid criticism of the WGA‘s silence.
美國東部作家協會對為何沒有就哈馬斯對以色列的襲擊發(fā)表聲明做出了解釋，同時也強調，它反對反猶太主義和伊斯蘭恐懼癥，這是對該協會沉默的批評。

In a message sent to members on Monday, top leaders of the union noted that a recent restructuring of the guild had led to a change in policy on public statements. The organization pointed out this referendum was spurred by the fact that journalists now make up 40 percent of its membership.
在周一發(fā)給會員的消息中，工會高層領導人指出，最近的一次重組導致了公開聲明政策的變化。該組織指出，這次公投是由記者現在占其成員的40%這一事實推動的。

“In doing so, we in leadership agreed to move away from public statements that did not directly involve our Guild, our industries or the labor movement,” read the note attributed to president Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, film/TV/streaming vp Erica Saleh, online media vp Sara David, broadcast/cable/streaming news vp Kathy McGee and secretary-treasurer Chris Kyle. “Such statements hindered journalist members’ work and divided rather than united us. Since the referendum, we have made two such statements, both about the protection of reporters.”
“在這樣做的過程中，我們領導層同意不再發(fā)表與我們的工會、我們的行業(yè)或勞工運動沒有直接關系的公開聲明，”這份聲明的作者是協會主席麗莎·武內·卡倫、電影/電視/流媒體副總裁埃里卡·薩利赫、網絡媒體副總裁薩拉·大衛(wèi)、廣播/有線/流媒體新聞副總裁凱西·麥吉和財務秘書克里斯·凱爾。“這樣的言論阻礙了記者的工作，分裂而不是團結我們。自公投以來，我們已經發(fā)表了兩次這樣的聲明，都是關于保護記者的。”

The leaders acknowledged that this lack of response would likely spur criticism. “We realize this will strike some of you as inadequate,” the message continued. “We also realize that our own personal sentiments about the atrocities in Israel committed by Hamas on Oct. 7 and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza will not suffice. Representing a diversity of workers means our union is strong enough to hold many different views. However, we want to be clear: There is no place in this Guild — none at all — for antisemitism or Islamophobia.”
領導人承認，這種缺乏回應的做法可能會招致批評。“我們意識到，你們中的一些人會覺得這不夠充分，”消息繼續(xù)說道。“我們也意識到，我們個人對哈馬斯10月7日在以色列犯下的暴行和加沙正在發(fā)生的人道主義危機的看法是不夠的。代表工人的多樣性意味著我們的工會足夠強大，可以持有許多不同的觀點。然而，我們想要明確的是:在這個協會里沒有反猶太主義或伊斯蘭恐懼癥的容身之地——根本沒有。”

The Hollywood Reporter previously reported that 75 WGA members convened Friday for a 90-minute Zoom meeting to express disappointment that the union had not joined other guilds — including SAG-AFTRA and the DGA — in condemning Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attack that killed 1,400 people, many of them civilians. Multiple sources told THR at the time that the WGA board remained divided on a response and feared that some activist members would take issue with any message of support for Israel.
《好萊塢記者報》此前報道，75名WGA成員周五召開了90分鐘的會議，表達了對工會沒有加入其他工會的失望，包括SAG-AFTRA和DGA，譴責哈馬斯10月7日的恐怖襲擊，造成1400人死亡，其中許多是平民。多個消息來源當時告訴THR, WGA董事會在回應上仍然存在分歧，并擔心一些激進分子成員會對任何支持以色列的信息提出質疑。

Meanwhile, the WGA’s Western branch has yet to issue any official statement regarding the conflict.
與此同時，WGA的西部分支機構尚未就這場沖突發(fā)表任何官方聲明。

In an open letter issued Friday, a group of writers called out the WGA for not denouncing the Hamas terrorist attacks. The Simon Wiesenthal Center, one of the largest international Jewish human rights organizations in the U.S., supported the letter in its own statement that day.
在星期五發(fā)表的一封公開信中，一群作家指責WGA沒有譴責哈馬斯的恐怖襲擊。美國最大的國際猶太人人權團體西蒙·維森塔爾中心當天發(fā)表聲明，支持這封信。

The message from the WGA East was shared shortly after hundreds of Hollywood figures signed an open letter thanking President Joe Biden for remaining resolute in helping return the hostages held in Gaza.
此前不久，數百名好萊塢明星簽署了一封公開信，感謝美國總統喬·拜登堅定不移地幫助加沙地帶被劫持的人質回國。