The WGA now finds itself stuck between a rock and a hard place given its history of statements responding to everything between BLM and the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. One source with former ties to WGA leadership said the problem now is the union established a track record of responding to hot-button issues and its silence now is leaving Jewish members to question, “Why not us?”

That was the question for writers on Friday’s Zoom meeting. “It’s mystifying,” said one of the writers who attended Friday’s session. “One of the things a lot of people on the Zoom wanted was some explication. There was some discussion about if the guild were to issue a statement tomorrow, would it mean anything or would it look like it was forced? Does it make a difference if someone does the right thing if they have to be forced or shamed into it? I don’t know the answer.”

In the meantime, an anonymous Google doc was shared on social media encouraging members of the WGA, SAG-AFTRA and the Directors Guild of America to “reject pressure campaigns to support the assault in Gaza.”

[Oh, I think we all know why the WGA leaps to comment in support of BLM and defunding the police but can’t muster even a condemnation of the brutal and savage murders of 1400 Israeli civilians by Hamas. It begins with a ‘J’. — Ed]