THESE HOLLYWOOD STARS SUPPORT ISRAEL
Jakarta, 28 Shawwal 1435/24 August 2014 (MINA) – Several Hollywood stars signed a petition in supporting for what Israel is doing to Gaza as well as protesting international boycotts against Israeli entity.
The Petition was made by Israeli supporter institutions “Creative Community for Peace” (CCFP) who claims to have signed by the artist such as Sarah Silverman, Minnie Driver, Ziggy Marley, Seth Rogen, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Kelsey Grammer, Tom Arnold, Benji Madden, director Ivan Reitman, writer Aaron Sorkin, producer Michael Rotenberg, composer Michael Nyman, producer Haim Saban, Justin Bieber’s manager Scooter Braun and many others.
According to Israeli daily Haaretz, despite it recognizes that its diverse signatories may disagree on how peace in the Middle East may best be achieved, the letter is clear in its opposition to the “singling out of Israel for boycott.”
The media added, the petition also laments the loss of life on both sides and condemns Hamas for their ideology and “terrorist tactics”. Yet, al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, is the only largest resistance movement in Gaza, and seeks to provide freedom from the Israeli occupation against Gaza.
International boycott firtly initiated by BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) in over 23 countries where it made Israel worry and held an emergency cabinet meeting few times ago.
However, not all Hollywood actress signed the petition. Some of them have seen a spike in anti-Israel sentiment, expressed by Rihanna, Selena Gomez, Mark Ruffalo, Coldplay Penelope Cruz, Javier Barden and most recently Russell Brand, among others.
“Hamas cannot be allowed to rain rockets on Israeli cities, nor can it be allowed to hold its own people hostage,” the petition reads.
“We join together in support of the democratic values we all cherish and in the hope that the healing and transformative power of the arts can be used to build bridges of peace,” the letter concludes.
The CCFP, whose members range from former NBC Entertainment co-chair Ben Silverman to Jody Gerson, co-president of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, are major power brokers in Hollywood who have resisted rallying its star-studded fleet for public statements until now.(T/R04/P3)
Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)
