Cynthia Nixon calls for 'permanent ceasefire' in Gaza during her appearance on 'The View'

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Cynthia Nixon appeared on the December 6 episode of 'The View' to promote the second season of her historical drama, 'The Gilded Age'.

However, the 57-year-old actress took the opportunity to also raise her voice in favor of a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip by Israel. Since the Hamas invasion of October 7, the counter-attack by Israel Defence Forces has left about 18,000 Palestinians dead.

The United Nations' Humanitarian Coordinator in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Lynn Hastings, stated on December 10, “Today could have been a celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, born from the atrocities of two world wars."

"Instead, human rights are assaulted in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The violations perpetrated on both populations will bring neither peace nor security to either of these nations,” she said, according to CNN.

Cynthia Nixon explains her stand on the Israel-Hamas war

"I am the mother of two Jewish children whose grandparents are holocaust survivors," began Nixon.

She said that her oldest son has been reaching out to her and her wife to ask them to use their voice to "affirm that 'never again' means 'never again for anyone,'" meeting with applause from the audience.

Citing the mounting death toll in Gaza, which "included over 7000 children," the actress said that the images coming out of the region showing the helpless and shelterless orphans weeping over the dead bodies of their slain parents, showing "we need a permanent ceasefire right now."

"I think this is a moment of moral clarity, and I think we need to look into our hearts and ask ourselves, 'Do Palestinian children deserve the same safety as all other children do? And of course, the answer is, I would hope, yes, they do."

Cynthia Nixon talks about the position of women in 'The Gilded Age'

When host Joy Behar asks Nixon what she discovered about women in the 1880s, when the series is set, Nixon replies that it is a weird mix of having "so much power and no power at all."

She explained that while women back then couldn't vote and it was tricky for them to own property or inherit money, however, they were the gatekeepers who "controlled society."

"If they say you're out, then you're out…and if you are in business, then it can be a real problem."