It's not surprising that it happened but it's very surprising that it took as long as it did, particularly given the large Jewish population in Hollywood. One would have expected that they would have come to the reality that Obama is the enemy closer to the time the rest of us figured it out, seven or eight years ago.
The important thing is that 190 Hollywood celebrities, including some big names, have finally come to their senses and signed a
letter of support for Israel and in opposition to Hamas. Included in signatories are Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Kelsey Grammer, Bill Maher, Seth Rogan, Jon Lovitz and David Zucker. The letter, which was posted originally at
Creative Community For Peace, the sponsoring organization, is below, followed by a complete list of the stars who signed it.
We, the undersigned, are saddened by the devastating loss of life endured by Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza. We are pained by the suffering on both sides of the conflict and hope for a solution that brings peace to the region.
While we stand firm in our commitment to peace and justice, we must also stand firm against ideologies of hatred and genocide which are reflected in Hamas' charter, Article 7 of which reads, "There is a Jew hiding behind me, come on and kill him!" The son of a Hamas founder has also commented about the true nature of Hamas.
Hamas cannot be allowed to rain rockets on Israeli cities, nor can it be allowed to hold its own people hostage. Hospitals are for healing, not for hiding weapons. Schools are for learning, not for launching missiles. Children are our hope, not our human shields.
We join together in support of the democratic values we all cherish and in the hope that the healing and transformative power of the arts can be used to build bridges of peace.
The Hollywood stars adding their names to the list of those in support of Israel are:
Orly Adelson, Marty Adelstein, Dan Adler, Lou Adler, Michael Adler, Dan Aloni, Avi Arad, Tom Arnold, Jeff Astrof, Craig Balsam, Gary Barber, Roseanne Barr, Jason Barrett, Elana Barry, Jonathan Baruch, Aaron Bay-Schuck, Lainie Sorkin Becky, Lawrence Bender, PeterBenedek, Steven Bensusan, Raphael Berko, Adam Berkowitz, Greg Berlanti, Jordan Berliant, Mayim Bialik, Joshua P Binder, Todd Black, Michael Borkow, David Boxerbaum, Scooter Braun, Dan Brecher, Eric Brooks, David Broza, Dan Bucatinsky, Naomi Bulochnikov, David Byrnes, David Caspe, Omri Casspi, Josh Charles, Liza Chasin, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Cynthia Cidre, Neil Cloud, Ayala Cohen, Etan Cohen, Joe Cohen, Jim Cooperman, Charlie Corwin, Marc Dauer, Robert Davi, Craig David, Douglas J Davis, Stephen Davis, Donald De Line, Matt DelPiano, Josh Deutsch, Kurt Deutsch, David Diamond, Leonard Dick, David Draiman, Minnie Driver, Jack Dytman, Lee Eisenberg, Doug Ellin, Diane English, Dan Erlij, Ron Fair, Erik Feig, Dave Feldman, James Feldman, Patti Felker, Erica Forster, Gary Foster, Doug Frank, Bryan J. Freedman, Geordie E. Frey, Michael Fricklas, Robert Fried, William Friedkin, Daryl Friedman, Rob Friedman, Ronald Friedman, David Gardner, Jeremy Garelick, Alan M. Gasmer, Ran Geffen-Lifshitz, Andrew Genger, Bob Gersh, Jody Gerson, Risa Gertner, Jami Gertz, Gary Ginsberg, David Glick, Jonathan Glickman, Michael Glouberman, Elon Gold, Evan Goldberg, Gil Goldschein, Tony Goldwyn, Nate Goodman, Howard Gordon, Mitchell Gossett, Marc Graboff, Kelsey Grammer, Trudy Green, Adam Griffin, Iris Grossman, Jay Gruska, David Guillod, Phil Hacker, J. Todd Harris, Lisa Harrison, Adi Hasak, Ned Haspel, Ken Hertz, David Hoberman, Jay Hoffman, Craig Hunegs, Andrew Hurwitz, Kathy Ireland, Neal Israel, Michael Jacobs, Bill Jacobson, Neil Jacobson, Nina Jacobson, Jonathan Jakubowicz, Patrick Joest, Declan Joyce, Nathan Kahane, Adam Kaller, Adam Kanter, Scott Karp, Zach Katz, Ryan Kavanaugh, Ron Kenan, David Kendall, Larry Kennar, Chris Keyser, Roslyn Kind, Kevin King-Templeton, Michael Kives, Courtney Kivowitz, Patrick Knapp, Amanda Kogan, Jeff Kolodny, Barry Kotler, Steven Kram, Eric Kranzler, Brad Krevoy, Erik Kritzer, Howard Kurtzman, Rick Kurtzman, Jeff Kwatinetz, Peter Landesman, Eriq La Salle, Sherry Lansing, Estelle Lasher, Michael Lasker, Keili Lefkovitz, Carol Leifer, Avi Lerner, Colin Lester, Ben Levine, Susan Levinson, David Levy, Shuki Levy, Linda Lichter, Josh Lieberman, Maryam Lieberman, Todd Lieberman, Jon Liebman, Jonathan Littman, David Lonner, Richard Lovett, Jon Lovitz, Charlie Lyons, Benji Madden, Joel Madden, Bill Maher, Joshua Malina, Rob Markus, Orly Marley, Ziggy Marley, Ori Marmur, Bill Masters, Barry McPherson, Brian Medavoy, Jeff Melman, Scott Melrose, Jeffrey D. Melvoin, Willie Mercer, Rina Mimoun, Kevin Misher, Michael Morales, Rob Morrow, Robert Newman, Alan Nierob, Michael Nyman, Howard T. Owens, James Packer, Scott Packman, Bar Paly, Tom Parziali, Amy Pascal, Donald S. Passman, Brett Paul, Ann Peacock, Linda Perry, Richard Plepler, Amy Powers, Rob Prinz, Trevor Rabin, Dan Rabinow, Gideon Raff, Idan Raicel, Dean Raise, Bruce M. Ramer David Ready, Ivan Reitman, David Renzer, John Reston, Hanna Rochelle, Seth Rogen, John Rogovin, Lena Roklin, Lon Rosen, Rick Rosen, Bruce Rosenblum, Zvi Howard Rosenman, Bill Rosenthal, Phil Rosenthal, Brian Ross, Michael Rotenberg, Rob Rothman, Robert Rovner, Susan Rovner, Odeya Rush, Haim Saban, Carole Bayer Sager, Nancy Sanders, Jonathan Schenker, Mark Schiff, Seve Schnur, Dean Schramm, Jordan Schur, Robin Schwartz, Sam Schwartz, Scott Schwartz, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Adam Schweitzer, Adam Shankman, Stacey Sher, Scott Siegler, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Chris Silbermann, Ben Silverman, Sarah Silverman, Michael Simon, Martin Singer, Stacey Snider, Aaron Sorkin, Steve Spira, Susan Sprung, Sylvester Stallone, Norman Steinberg, Fisher Stevens, Gary Stiffelman, Erwin Stoff, Ken Stovitz, Gene Stupnitsky, Nick Styne, Eric Suddleson, Geoff Suddleson, Ken Suddleson, Danny Sussman, DB Sweeney, Traci Szymanski, Nina Tassler, Adam Taylor, Arn Tellem, Nancy Tellem, Mitch Tenzer, Steve Tisch, Noa Tishby, Fred D. Toczek, Michael Tolkin, Bennett Tramer, Nancy Travis, Jonathan Tropper, Matthew Velkes, Paul Wachter, Nina Wass, Avi Wasserman, Steven Weber, Bernie Weinraub, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Jerry Weintraub, David N. Weiss, David Weissman, Alan Wertheimer, Ron West, Nikki Wheeler, Jeff Wolman, Sharon Tal Yguado, Pete Yorn, Rick Yorn, Mosab Hassan Yousef, Rachel Zalis, David Zucker
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