55 Celebrities Sign Letter Urging President Biden to Call for Ceasefire in Israel & Palestine
justjared.comA group of 55 celebrities have signed a letter addressed to President Joe Biden asking him to call for a ceasefire in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
Fighting between Israel and the militant group Hamas broke out after Hamas attacked Israeli civilians at a music festival on October 7th, killing more than 900 people.
Israel’s retaliatory airstrikes have killed over 3,000 people in Gaza. Keep reading to find out more… Among the open letter’s most notable signees are Andrew Garfield, Cate Blanchett, Oscar Isaac, Kristen Stewart, Dua Lipa, Quinta Brunson, Jessica Chastain, Ayo Edebiri, Mark Ruffalo, Hasan Minhaj, Joaquin Phoenix, and Jeremy Strong.
The letter was released by the Artists 4 Ceasefire organization and asks President Biden to “call for an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza and Israel before another life is lost.” It continues, “More than 5,000 people have been killed in the last week and a half – a number any person of conscience knows is catastrophic.
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