More than 40 celebrities, including stars from Game of Thrones & Succession, released a joint letter endorsing Emma Watson’s message of solidarity with Palestinians, which was posted on her Instagram last week. theguardian.com/film/2022/jan/…
In the letter, the signees call out Israel for being an apartheid state and voice their stance against Israel’s ongoing forced displacement of Palestinian families.
They write:
“We recognize the underlying power imbalance between Israel, the occupying power, and the Palestinians, the people under a system of military occupation and apartheid.”
“We recognize the underlying power imbalance between Israel, the occupying power, and the Palestinians, the people under a system of military occupation and apartheid.”
“We stand against ongoing Israeli attempts to forcibly displace Palestinian families from their homes in the East Jerusalem neighborhoods of Sheikh Jarrah, Silwan and elsewhere in the occupied Palestinian territory.”
The letter was released after Israeli officials smeared Emma Watson in what is becoming a more frequent trend of outbursts following growing support for Palestinian human rights.
Prominent celebrities, journalists, and activists—including Bella Hadid, Mehdi Hassan, and Ayman Mohyeldin—were quick to defend Watson, shining a light on the absurdity of the backlash aimed at the actress for merely defending Palestinian rights.
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