Palestinian journalist, activist, and filmmaker Bisan Owda has been nominated for the 76th Emmy Awards in the News and Documentary category for her series “It’s Bisan From Gaza and I’m Still Alive.” The Aljazeera plus-backed series documents life in Gaza during the recent conflict. Creative Community for Peace, a Jewish entertainment nonprofit, is urging the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences to rescind Bisan Atef Owda’s Emmy nomination. The group cites Owda’s alleged ties to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, as the basis for their request. The group, supported by Hollywood celebrities like Debra Messing and Selma Blair, has accused Owda of spreading antisemitism—an accusation frequently leveled against those who criticize Israel’s actions in the ongoing conflict. However, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has dismissed the criticism, allowing Owda’s nomination to stand. Additionally, Al Jazeera released a statement expressing its support for Owda “in the face of efforts to silence her reporting from Gaza.” Al Jazeera dismissed the allegations as “baseless” and described them as “an attempt to silence Bisan and pose a real threat to her safety…
