Hundreds of top film directors, actors and writers signed onto a pledge Monday “not to screen films, appear at or otherwise work with Israeli film institutions … that are implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people.”

The pledge, which is being promoted by the activist group Film Workers for Palestine, is distinct from other previous arts and culture Israel boycotts in naming specific Israeli cultural institutions the letter’s signatories are boycotting. Those include major Israeli film festivals like the Jerusalem Film Festival, Haifa International Film Festival, Docaviv and TLVfest.

Signatories include rising stars Ayo Edebiri, Josh O’Connor and Joe Alwyn (who had a supporting role in the recent post-Holocaust drama “The Brutalist” ); veteran performers Oli

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