By: Fern Sidman

Actress and activist Cynthia Nixon is once again drawing intense backlash for her controversial political signaling—this time, during the promotional rollout for the upcoming third season of And Just Like That…, the Max reboot of Sex and the City. As reported extensively by The Jerusalem Post, Nixon appears in the newly released trailer wearing a blouse unmistakably styled in the colors and pattern of the Palestinian flag—complete with a red triangle, black and white stripes, and green elements—paired with a bold red tie.

Actress and LGBTQI+ activist Cynthia Nixon, who is a lesbian, wears Palestine flag colored shirt to show solidarity with Palestine despite LGBT people being persecuted in Gaza and the West Bank. pic.twitter.com/SUkkTo65hE

— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) April 16, 2025

In the trailer, Nixon, who reprises her role as Miranda Hobbes, opens the clip asking, “What’s in store for season three?” while wearing the overtly political ensemble. The remainder of the trailer focuses on plotlines related to romance and parenting, including Miranda’s ongoing exploration of her identity as a woman attracted to women and non-binary individuals. At one point, the non-binary child of Charlotte York, Rose/Rocky (played by Alexa Swinton), utters the line, “Mom, believe women”—a catchphrase popularized during the #MeToo movement.

As the report in The Jerusalem Post noted, the juxtaposition of Nixon’s political posturing with the glitzy, character-driven world of the Sex and the City reboot has drawn sharp criticism, with many accusing the actress of exploiting her platform to promote anti-Israel propaganda while ignoring the reality of Hamas terrorism and human rights abuses—particularly those directed at LGBTQ+ individuals in Gaza.

And Just Like That; the insufferable Cynthia Nixon. Shameful yet profitable that Sarah Jessica Parker permitted this. Cynthia may sit proud in her attire in America but unfortunately in Gaza she would be thrown off a building. And Just Like That. pic.twitter.com/RLLmb9CV0D

— Beth (@bethsphillips) April 15, 2025

Nixon, a longtime progressive activist, has become a prominent voice among celebrities critical of Israel’s war against Hamas. As The Jerusalem Post report indicated, she has been widely trolled online for downplaying the atrocities committed by Hamas, particularly on October 7, when the terror group invaded Israel, murdering over 1,200 civilians and committing widespread acts of sexual violence and torture. Notably absent from Nixon’s statements is any condemnation of Hamas’s well-documented persecution of LGBTQ+ people, despite her own identity as a lesbian woman.

One critic pointedly remarked that Nixon and her wife “would be tossed off a building within 24 hours of stepping into Gaza,” referencing the brutal treatment of LGBTQ+ individuals under Hamas’s rule. The Jerusalem Post reported that others highlighted her inconsistencies, including her claim that she is “a mother of Jewish children whose grandparents are Holocaust survivors”—as if this inoculates her against criticism for advancing narratives that delegitimize Israel.

Nixon’s appearance in the Palestinian-themed shirt provoked widespread ridicule on social media. One X user sarcastically referenced her failed 2018 Democratic gubernatorial run in New York, quipping, “Maybe she could become the governor of Gaza” according to The Jerusalem Post report. Another post by journalist Nicole Lampert read, “Of course Cynthia Nixon would now bring her ignorant pro-Palestine obsession into the promotion of Just Like That.”

Critics also drew attention to the timing and tone-deafness of Nixon’s public activism. Her two-day hunger strike, staged to highlight food insecurity in Gaza, made headlines—yet she failed to acknowledge reports that Hamas routinely confiscates humanitarian aid and resells it at inflated prices, as detailed in multiple news outlets and noted by The Jerusalem Post in their report.

In addition, Nixon has echoed highly controversial and misleading comparisons, including the claim that “Israel has killed more civilians in seven weeks than were killed during 20 years of war in Afghanistan.” She has also expressed support for the International Court of Justice case accusing Israel of genocide—without acknowledging Hamas’s genocidal charter or the ongoing threats to Israeli civilians.

Perhaps most glaring, as The Jerusalem Post carefully documented, is Nixon’s absolute silence regarding the victims of Hamas. While she has been vocal in promoting Palestinian suffering, she has ignored the brutal murder, rape, and torture committed by Hamas on October 7—not just against Jews, but also against Palestinians who oppose the group’s rule.

Her failure to recognize the full scope of Hamas’s crimes while presenting herself as a human rights advocate has led many to view her activism as deeply disingenuous and selectively outraged. That her shirt choice made it into the official promotional material of a major television series only amplifies the criticism.

In a revealing detail, The Jerusalem Post recalled that Nixon had no problem giving an apolitical interview to the paper in 2016 to promote her role in A Quiet Passion, in which she portrayed the poet Emily Dickinson. At the time, she expressed no political views on Israel. In contrast, her co-star Sarah Jessica Parker has shown warmth toward the Jewish state, having visited Israel in 2019 with her husband Matthew Broderick and their children.

Cynthia Nixon’s decision to politicize her role on And Just Like That… by wearing what amounts to a stylized Palestinian flag is far more than a fashion statement—it is a deeply charged act of political theater that has drawn warranted criticism from a wide spectrum of voices. As The Jerusalem Post report illustrated, Nixon has selectively ignored the atrocities committed by Hamas while simultaneously vilifying Israel in international forums and public discourse.

Her critics argue that genuine advocacy must be grounded in moral consistency, not ideological performance. Until Nixon acknowledges the full reality of the conflict—including the suffering inflicted by Hamas—her activism will likely continue to be viewed not as courageous, but as callously one-sided and dangerously uninformed.