Entertainment industry A-listers sign a letter to Biden urging a cease-fire in Gaza

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Jon Stewart, America Ferrera, Cate Blanchett and Michael Stipe are among the more than 60 music and film industry stars to put their names to the letter.

America Ferrera poses for photographers upon arrival at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards on Tuesday in London. The actress is one among dozens of famous entertainers to have signed a letter to President Biden calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.America Ferrera poses for photographers upon arrival at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards on Tuesday in London.

Some signees, such as Ferrera, have also shared their views on the conflict in other forums. Speaking at Glamour's Global Honourees'"All of our sisters are not safe," Ferrera said."Like all of you, my heart is broken and heavy with the weight of what our sisters around the world endure every day. And as we sit here tonight celebrating, our sisters and their families in Gaza and Israel are living through horror. The brutality of terror and war is unfolding before our eyes.

The Israel-Gaza war, which began on Oct. 7 with a devastating attack by Hamas on Israel, has led to the deaths of more than 1,400 Israelis and more than 4,000 Palestinians to date.We come together as artists and advocates, but most importantly as human beings witnessing the devastating loss of lives and unfolding horrors in Israel and Palestine.

We believe that the United States can play a vital diplomatic role in ending the suffering and we are adding our voices to those from the US Congress, UNICEF, Doctors without Borders, The International Committee of The Red Cross, and so many others. Saving lives is a moral imperative. To echo UNICEF,"Compassion — and international law — must prevail."

 

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