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OAN’s Brooke Mallory
4:47 PM – Monday, October 23, 2023
Hollywood celebrities and entertainment executives who are publicly supporting Israel, despite backlash from opponents of Zionism, include Michael Douglas, Liev Schreiber, Amy Schumer, Chris Pine, Jamie Lee Curtis, Gal Gadot, and Liev Schreiber.
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These famous public figures and hundreds more recently signed an open letter issued by the NGO Creative Community for Peace denouncing the attack on Israel by the Islamic terrorist organization Hamas and demanding the release of the hundreds of hostages abducted by the group who are currently being held in Gaza.
The entertainment industry, as a whole, was also urged in the letter to abstain from “spreading false information” regarding the war.
“My heart is aching for the lives lost and families shattered,” said actress Gal Gadot, a former IDF soldier. “I’m praying for everyone who has been affected by Hamas’ terrorism and brutality. And I hope that the world remains steadfast in their support of the Israeli people.”
Debby Messing, Bryan Lourd, Richard Lovett, Ryan Murphy, Zachery Levi, Sharon Osbourne, Tracey-Ann Oberman, George Lopez, Phil Rosenthal, Mekhi Phifer, Diane Warren, Haim Saban, Irving Azoff, Ynon Kreiz, Jody Gerson, Mark Hamill, Rick Yorn, Howie Mandel, Sherry Lansing, Rick Yorn, and Tom Rothman are among the other celebrities who signed the open letter.
“In the aftermath of the barbaric killing of more than 1,200 Israelis, we in the Hollywood community and around the world must stand with Israel as it defends itself against a terrorist regime in Gaza that seeks Israel’s destruction,” said businessman Haim Saban.
The full letter reads: “The nightmare that Israelis have feared for decades became a reality as Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israeli cities and towns. Under the cover of thousands of rockets fired indiscriminately into civilian populations, Hamas murdered and kidnapped innocent men, women, and children. They kidnapped and murdered infants and the elderly. They raped women and mutilated their bodies. They paraded their bodies through the streets and on social media and cowardly attacked the Supernova Music Festival — bringing death and destruction to an event celebrating friendship and love. This is terrorism. This is evil. There is no justification or rationalization for Hamas’ actions. These are barbaric acts of terrorism that must be called out by everyone. They are a terrorist organization whose leaders call for the murder of Jews everywhere. CCFP calls on our friends and colleagues in the entertainment industry to speak out forcefully against Hamas and do whatever is in their power to urge the terrorist organization to return the innocent hostages to their families. As Israel takes the necessary steps to defend its citizens in the coming days and weeks, social media will be overrun by an orchestrated misinformation campaign spearheaded by Iran. We urge everyone to remember the horrific images that came out of Israel and to not amplify or fall for their propaganda. Our thoughts are with all those experiencing unfathomable levels of fear and violence, and we hope for the day when Israelis and Palestinians can live side by side in peace.”
.@PressSec claims “Muslims are facing disproportionate hate-fueled attacks.”
That’s not what the data say: according to the NYPD hate crimes
Dashboard, between 1/1 – 9/1/23, there were 155 anti-Jewish hate crimes and 7 anti-Muslim hate crimes.
According to latest estimates,… https://t.co/fFAT7a6PLV pic.twitter.com/iKW1bSydGA
— Israel B. Bitton (@IsraelBitton) October 23, 2023
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