A number of Hundred Hollywood Figures Signal Open Letter to Biden on Israel: “No Hostage Can Be Left Behind”

An extended record of Hollywood stars and executives have signed a letter thanking President Joe Biden for his management amid the Israel–Hamas battle, and asking to maintain give attention to the hostages in Gaza.

Gal Gadot, Amy Schumer, Jerry Seinfeld, Adam Sandler, Bradley Cooper, Madonna, Courteney Cox, Chris Rock, Bob Odenkirk, Debra Messing, Constance Wu, Justin Timberlake, Tyler Perry, Will Ferrell, Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish, Aubrey Plaza, Zack Snyder and Shawn Levy are simply a few of the celebrities who added their names to the doc circulated by a gaggle of Hollywood leaders who launched a web site known as No Hostage Left Behind. Those that are actively concerned within the coalition embrace Gal Gadot and Amy Schumer.

“We’re heartened by Friday’s launch of the 2 American hostages, Judith Ranaan and her daughter Natalie Ranaan and by as we speak’s launch of two Israelis, Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz, whose husbands stay in captivity,” the letter started.

It continued, explaining that as relieved as they’re understanding that some hostages have been launched, they’re nonetheless overwhelmingly involved over the truth that 220 harmless individuals stay captive by terrorists and threatened with torture and dying.

The letter went on to thank Biden for his ethical conviction and assist for Jewish and Palestinian individuals.

“All of us need the identical factor: Freedom for Israelis and Palestinians to dwell aspect by aspect in peace,” the letter learn. “Freedom from the brutal violence unfold by Hamas. And most urgently, on this second, freedom for the hostages.”

Learn the complete letter under (the complete record of signatories is right here).

Expensive President Biden,

We’re heartened by Friday’s launch of the 2 American hostages, Judith Ranaan and her daughter Natalie Ranaan and by as we speak’s launch of two Israelis, Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz, whose husbands stay in captivity.

However our reduction is tempered by our overwhelming concern that 220 harmless individuals, together with 30 kids, stay captive by terrorists, threatened with torture and dying. They had been taken by Hamas within the savage bloodbath of October 7, the place over 1,400 Israelis had been slaughtered – girls raped, households burned alive, and infants beheaded.

Thanks on your unshakable ethical conviction, management, and assist for the Jewish individuals, who’ve been terrorized by Hamas because the group’s founding over 35 years in the past, and for the Palestinians, who’ve additionally been terrorized, oppressed, and victimized by Hamas for the final 17 years that the group has been governing Gaza.

All of us need the identical factor: Freedom for Israelis and Palestinians to dwell aspect by aspect in peace. Freedom from the brutal violence unfold by Hamas. And most urgently, on this second, freedom for the hostages.

We urge everybody to not relaxation till all hostages are launched. No hostage will be left behind. Whether or not American, Argentinian, Australian, Azerbaijani, Brazilian, British, Canadian, Chilean, Chinese language, Danish, Dutch, Eritrean, Filipino, French, German, Indian, Israeli, Italian, Kazakh, Mexican, Panamanian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, South African, Spanish, Sri Lankan, Thai, Ukrainian, Uzbekistani or in any other case, we have to carry them house.