Joaquin Phoenix, Andrew Garfield, and 53 Hollywood stars sign open letter to Joe Biden for Israel-Gaza ceasefire

Amid the crisis in Israel after Hamas’ attack, many celebrities from India and across the globe have expressed their concern and outrage. Going a step ahead, as many as 55 Hollywood personalities have signed an open letter to the U.S. president Joe Biden calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza. The names include the likes of Andrew Garfield, Kristen Stewart , Oscar Isaac, Quinta Brunson, Ayo Edebiri, Cate Blanchett, Hasan Minhaj, Jeremy Strong and Joaquin Phoenix. What does the letter read? “We ask that, as President of the United States, you call for an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza and Israel before another life is lost,” it reads. “More than 5,000 people have been killed in the last week and a half – a number any person of conscience knows is catastrophic. We believe all life is sacred, no matter faith or ethnicity and we condemn the killing of Palestinian and Israeli civilians.” The letter was put out by Artists 4 Ceasefire Organization. The open letter added, “Beyond our pain and mourning for all of the people there and their loved ones around the world we are motivated by an unbending will to stand for our common humanity. We stand for freedom, justice, dignity and peace for all people – and a deep desire to stop more bloodshed. We refuse to tell future generations the story of our silence, that we stood by and did nothing.” Lior Raz takes on the frontlines Fauda star Lior Raz had taken to the front lines and joined the volunteering group called ‘Brothers in Arms’. He had the company of president of the Israel Democracy Institute Yohanan Plesner and journalist Avi Yissascharov. He even shared a video with fans on X. The actor, while sharing the video on his social media account, wrote- “Accompanied by Yohanan Plesner @yplesnerand Avi @issacharoff, I headed down south to join hundreds of brave “brothers in arms” volunteers who worked tirelessly to assist the population in the south of Israel. We were sent to the bombarded town of Sderot to extract 2 families.” Read all the  Latest News ,  Trending News ,  Cricket News ,  Bollywood News , India News  and  Entertainment News  here. Follow us on  Facebook ,  Twitter  and  Instagram .