Australian actress Cate Blanchett was among the world's top celebrities making their appearances at the opening of the Cannes 2024 Film Festival.
Social media users noticed that her dress colors of black and green, complemented by the red carpet of the festival, resembles a Palestinian flag and could be her way to express solidarity with the Palestinian cause. The back of the dress, which looks white in photos, is actually a light shade of pink, however.
Still, the guess that the dress is a show of support for the Palestinians would align with Oscar winner Blanchett's stance on the Israel-Hamas war.
In November, a month after the start of the war on October 7, the actress and the goodwill ambassador of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) addressed the European Parliament, calling for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire.
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Cate Blanchett appears on Cannes 2024 red carpet in the colors of the Palestinian flag
(Photo: Sameer Al-Doumy /AFP)
“I am not Syrian. I am not Ukrainian. I’m not Yemeni. I’m not Afghani. I’m not from South Sudan. I’m not from Israel or Palestine. I’m not a politician. I’m not even a pundit. But I am a witness,” she said.
"The conflict has cost and continues to cost the lives of thousands of innocent people."