Israel and Palestine's conflict has taken an ugly turn leaving thousands dead, and lakhs homeless. The war which began on October 7, has killed more than 1,400 Israelis and nearly 8,000 Palestinians over the last three weeks. Amid the ongoing war, several organisations such as the UN, UNICEF, WHO, and Amnesty International, among many others, have spoken about the crisis and ways to end it. Not just the organisation, several Hollywood stars and other public figures such as Natalie Portman and Madonna, have spoken out to condemn the violence and offer support to victims.
President Joe Biden, after the attack on October 7 in a statement, said that the entire US condemns this appalling assault against Israel by Hamas terrorists from Gaza.
Using Twitter, Instagram and other social media as the medium, various Hollywood actors have broken their silence on the current situation in Israel and Gaza. Some of the actors who came forward regarding the conflict are Natalie Portman, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Gal Gadot, Madonna, Jerry Seinfeld, Barbara Streisand, Selma Blair, Reese Witherspoon, Justin Bieber, Josh Gad, Gigi Hadid, U2, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kim Kardashian, Jessica Seinfeld and Lynda Carter.
Meanwhile, apart from these actors, there are several other celebrities including Michael Stipe, Caroline Polachek, Killer Mike, Dua Lipa, Vic Mensa, Miguel, Kaytranada, Macklemore, Cate Blanchett, Joaquin Phoenix, John Cusack, Lena Waithe, Drake, Jennifer Lopez, and Adam Lambert who signed a letter called Artists4Ceasefire, wherein they have requested the US administration and President Biden to urge for ceasefire in the war hit zone. The letter