"I am not allowed to enter the United States because of my Palestinian citizenship, Malhees said on Instagram, adding it hurts he would not attend the Oscars. In a December proclamation restricting entry of foreign nationals, Trump said as president he had determined to fully restrict and limit the entry of individuals using travel documents issued or endorsed by the Palestinian Authority."
"The Voice of Hind Rajab, a film about a five-year-old Palestinian girl killed by Israeli forces in Gaza in 2024, has been nominated for best international feature film. Malhees, who plays the role of a call center operator attempting to help the girl, said he cannot attend the Academy Awards show, known as the Oscars, because he has been barred from entering the US."
"The movie was spurred by an incident in which five of Rajab's family members and two ambulance workers who went to save her were also killed by Israeli fire. Malhees says the film's other Palestinian cast members have citizenship that allows US travel but he only holds a Palestinian passport."
Motaz Malhees, a Palestinian actor starring in "The Voice of Hind Rajab," is barred from attending the Academy Awards ceremony despite the film's nomination for best international feature. The movie depicts a five-year-old Palestinian girl killed by Israeli forces in Gaza in 2024. Trump's December proclamation restricts entry for individuals holding Palestinian Authority travel documents, citing security reasons and effective January 1st. Malhees holds only a Palestinian passport, unlike other Palestinian cast members with alternative citizenship. The film was inspired by an incident where the girl's family members and ambulance workers were also killed. Trump has pursued broader efforts to deport foreign pro-Palestinian voices from the United States.
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