Several actors are responding to the boycott of Israeli film institutions in a new open letter.
If you did not see, last week, thousands of stars signed a pledge that they would not work with festivals, broadcasters, cinemas or production companies they believe are “implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people.” Emma Stone , Joaquin Phoenix , and more big names signed .
Now, in an effort from the Creative Community for Peace and The Brigade, a group of new artists including Liev Schreiber , Mayim Bialik and Debra Messing are asking those who signed the first pledge to reconsider.
Debra Messing said, via Variety , “When artists boycott fellow artists based solely on their country of origin, it is blatant discrimination and a betrayal of o