A star-studded list of Hollywood talent and executives has penned an open letter to President Joe Biden, expressing gratitude for his leadership during the Israel-Hamas conflict and urging continued focus on hostages in Gaza.
As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, the letter was signed by a litany of celebrities including Bradley Cooper, Courteney Cox, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Gal Gadot, Amy Schumer, Bob Odenkirk, Constance Wu, Tiffany Haddiah, Aubrey Plaza, Zack Snyder, and Shawn Levy. The initiative was organized by a group of Hollywood leaders under the banner of “No Hostage Left Behind.”
The letter acknowledged the recent release of four hostages but expressed deep concern for the remaining 220 innocent people, including 30 children, still held captive and threatened with torture and death.
Biden was thanked for his “unshakable moral conviction” and support for both Jewish and Palestinian people. The letter reiterated a collective desire for peace, stating, “We all want the same thing: Freedom for Israelis and Palestinians to live side by side in peace.”
“We urge everyone to not rest until all hostages are released. No hostage can be left behind. Whether American, Argentinian, Australian, Azerbaijani, Brazilian, British, Canadian, Chilean, Chinese, 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 otherwise, we need to bring them home.”
The group’s website, No Hostage Left Behind, continues to rally for the release of hostages in the ongoing conflict.
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