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I also want to showcase drag performers who actively/openly show support for Palestine or are calling for a ceasefire:

Willow Pill, winner of RuPaul's Drag Race S14

Lady Bunny (openly criticizes both the Israeli government and the US government for its allegiance with Israel on her Instagram account)

Bosco, RuPaul's Drag Race S14 runner up (constantly sharing posts on Palestine on Twitter)

Eve 6000, RuPaul's Drag Race Canada S2

Halal Bae (Egyptian-Palestinian drag queen), RuPaul's Drag Race Canada S3

Barbi Ghanoush

Tenderoni (drag king)

Irma Gerd, RuPaul's Drag Race Canada S3

The Vixen, RuPaul's Drag Race S10 (retweeted a video edit from the S10 reunion which explains the Palestinian struggle)

Shea Couleé, RuPaul's Drag Race S9, winner of AS5, AS7 (released a statement in favour of Palestine, saying that she would not post her Halloween look and has been sharing news and other updates on Palestine, Congo, and Jamaica since)

Sasha Velour, winner of Drag Race S9 (attended the Jewish Voice For Peace rally at the Statue of Liberty)

Pixie Pixie, RuPaul's Drag Race Mexico S1 (seen attending a pro-Palestine rally)

Lawrence Chaney, winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK S2 (seen with a sign in support of a ceasefire at the Scottish BAFTA Awards)

Katya Zamolodvhikova, Miss Congeniality of RuPaul's Drag Race S7, AS2 (explicitly calling for a free Palestine on Twitter, calling out those who claim that queer people would be harmed in Palestine)

Alaska Thunderfuck 5000, RuPaul's Drag Race S5, winner of AS2 (called for a ceasefire and talked about Palestine with co-host Willam on their podcast "Race Chaser")

Willam, RuPaul's Drag Race S4 (talked about Palestine with co-host Alaska on their podcast "Race Chaser")

Kandy Muse, finalist of RuPaul's Drag Race S12, runner-up of AS8 (explicitly calling for a free Palestine on Twitter, also calling out those who claim that queer people would be harmed in Palestine)

Jinkx Monsoon, winner of RuPaul's Drag Race S5 and Queen of All Queens from AS7 (called for a ceasefire and shared footages of a pro-Palestine rally in Glasgow, Scotland during her stay)

Monét X Change*, Miss Congeniality of RuPaul's Drag Race S10, one of the two winners of AS4 (called for a ceasefire, but I am putting an asterix here due to her showing support for Joe Biden a few days prior)

Unconfirmed: Raja Gemini, winner of RuPaul's Drag Race S3 and Queen of She Done Already Done Had Herses of AS7 (seen liking pro-Palestine on Instagram)

Unconfirmed: Bob The Drag Queen*, winner of RuPaul's Drag Race S8 (putting an asterix here due to the fact that she has yet to explicitly call for a ceasefire perhaps due to her connections with Madonna, but she did share a death toll from October 31st and commented that "the revolution would not be televised but it just might be on social media", and also criticizing the USA and the UK for their involvement in current-day conflicts like what is happening in Congo today)

I personally have little to no clue about other Drag Race contestants or any other drag performers for that matter besides past performances at Tel Aviv by major drag queens from Drag Race, but do feel free to add more!

celebrities supporting Israel + celebrities supporting Palestine

I found an absolutely massive 70-page list of all the people in Hollywood who've supported Israel (they signed the “Israel Must Defend Itself” pro-genocide IDF letter, showed support only for Israel, spread IDF propaganda, used “Palestinians are terrorists” language, etc) — but it included tons of people I've never heard of and, like, talent agents and lawyers and non-celebrities... so I went through it and got all the recognizable names + made them into a list (below the cut), because it's important to name exactly who's supporting Israel's genocide of Palestinians.

[EDIT: the doc got taken down, so I removed the link. I included every name I recognized on there in this post. Also, if you're on your dashboard, click on the timestamp below my username to view the most recent version of the post.]

Additionally, I searched for all the celebrities who've supported Palestine (not liking one post while sharing nothing, not saying something vague about both sides, but actually using language like "genocide" and "apartheid" while talking about what Israel is doing to Palestine), and that's below the cut too.

I compiled this not to ~cancel~ anyone (cancel culture does not exist for celebrities) or put anyone on a pedestal, but to document who with power and influence gleefully cheered on genocide, and who decided to speak out against it despite the heavily rumored gag order in the entertainment industry. You shouldn't look to celebrities for morals or politics, but whether we like it or not, these people have millions of followers — the pro-Israel list has more than two billion combined followers. What they say and do matters because of that scope. For better or (usually) for worse, celebrities influence public opinion.

If someone praises Israel's "right to defend itself" (by committing genocide against Palestinians), and they do so in front of 300 million people: that goes beyond just being complicit.

PRO-ISRAEL:

(I tried to include big names + people I know are popular on Tumblr)

Paula Abdul

Jaimie Alexander (Thor movies)

Jason Alexander (Seinfeld)

Gillian Anderson

Jennifer Aniston

Eric Andre

Judd Apatow

Skylar Astin (Pitch Perfect)

Ben Barnes

Lance Bass (NSYNC)

Victoria Beckham

Jessica Beil

Ashley Benson (Pretty Little Liars)

Bobby Berk (Queer Eye)

Jon Bernthal — also friends with Joe Rogan and Marilyn Manson

Mayim Bialik (Big Bang Theory)

Hailey Bieber

Justin Bieber — in addition to pro-Israel posts, he shared a picture of Gaza in ruins with the caption "Pray for Israel" and then deleted it when people pointed out it was Palestine

Jack Black

Selma Blair (Legally Blonde)

Rachel Bloom (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend)

Tom Brady

Scooter Braun

Alison Brie

Nathaniel Buzolic (Vampire Diaries) — “Those who support Palestinians are the devil” (a direct actual quote + he's said much more along these lines

Charisma Carpenter

Jimmy Carr

Gemma Chan

Kristen Chenowith

Choi Siwon (Super Junior)

Ciara

Andy Cohen

Sacha Baron Cohen

Lily Collins

Sean "Diddy" Combs

Lana Condor

Bradley Cooper

James Corden

Courtney Cox

Billy Crystal

Jamie Lee Curtis — sharing aggressively pro-Israel content including a picture of bombed Palestinian children with the caption "Pray for Israel," and then deleted it without a word when people pointed out they were Palestinian and not Israeli

Ariana DeBose

Dane Dehaan

Zooey Deschanel

Zoey Deutch — also openly denying the Nakba and genocide

Nina Dobrev (Vampire Diaries)

Michael Douglas

Fran Drescher

Neil Druckmann (co-creator of The Last of Us) — also: read about how The Last of Us Part II video game is pro-Israeli propaganda

Kirsten Dunst

Chris Evans — starred in a pro-Israel propaganda film and then went on a press tour around IDF military bases, which included him autographing actual missiles

Dakota Fanning

Oded Fehr (Ardeth Bay in The Mummy movies) — in addition to signing the IDF letter and being a proud Zionist, he's an Israeli whose parents are from Germany and Spain and yet he's played multiple Muslim terrorists and taken many Middle Eastern roles

Will Ferrell

Stephen Fry

Isla Fisher

Karol G

Josh Gad

Gal Gadot

Neil Gaiman

Danielle Galligan (Shadow and Bone)

Aiden R Gallagher (Umbrella Academy)

Andy Garcia

Jennifer Garner

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Jeff Goldblum

Jack Dylan Grazer

Max Greenfield (New Girl)

Josh Groban

Jonathan Groff

Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows)

Grant Gustin

Tiffany Hadish

Jon Hamm

Mariska Hargitay

Mark Hamill — made many pro-Israel posts, including saying Israel is like the rebels in Star Wars while Palestine is like the Empire (???)

Chelsea Handler

Lena Headley

Jennifer Love Hewitt

Julianne Hough

Hozier — said something pro-Palestine a few years ago, but is now all "well both sides are bad!!!!!! I just don't understand anything about this very complex conflict!!!!" (and now the entire band that travels with him on tour are all throwing shade at him, including sharing posts about how being neutral only helps oppressors)

Vanessa Hudgins

Sarah Hyland

Hyolyn (Sistar)

Lebron James

Lily James

Kendall Jenner

Kris Jenner

Kylie Jenner

Scarlett Johansson

Ashley Johnson (The Last of Us, Critical Role)

Dwayne Johnson

Mindy Kaling

Kim Kardashian

Harvey Keitel

Joey King

Hayley Kiyoko

Karlie Kloss

Ashton Kutcher

Mila Kunis

Jo Kwon (2AM)

Taylor Lautner

Zachary Levi

Adam Levine

Eugene Levy (Schitt’s Creek)

Sam Levinson

Emily Alyn Lind (Gossip Girl)

Lindsay Lohan

Eva Longoria

George Lopez

Demi Lovato

Patti LuPone

(Tumblr wouldn't let me have a list this big, so I broke it up here in the middle)

Madonna

Howie Mandel

Katie Marovitch (Dropout/Collegehumor)

James Maslow (Big Time Rush)

Ewan McGregor

Debra Messing

Seth Meyers

Lea Michelle

Helen Mirren

Alfred Molina

Mandy Moore

Heather Morris

Olivia Munn

Ryan Murphy

Eric Nam (American K-pop soloist) — liked pro-“Israel” posts, then when fans noticed and called him out, he canceled his upcoming tour dates in Muslim-majority countries instead of responding

BJ Novak

Con O'Neil (Our Fl*g Means Death)

Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)

Rita Ora

Sharon Osbourne

Chord Overstreet (Glee)

Gwyneth Paltrow

Danielle Panabaker

Sarah Paulson

Liam Payne

Ron Pearlman

Josh Peck

Jordan Peele

Katy Perry

Tyler Perry

Busy Philipps

Chris Pine

Aubrey Plaza

Jonah Platt

Jesse Plemons

Ellen Pompeo

Billy Porter

Natalie Portman

Will Poulter

Lily Rabe

Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother)

Addison Rae

Bella Ramsey

Andrew Rannells

Lana Del Rey

Joan Rivers

Ruby Rose

Jonathan Ross

Eli Roth

JK Rowling

Ronen Rubinstein

Zoe Saldaña

Adam Sandler

Ben Savage

Kristen Schall

Noah Schnapp — Mr. "You either stand with Israel or you stand with terrorism" himself

Liev Schreiber

Amy Schumer — made a big post that was like "I've done so much for black people and the gays and now nobody will stand with me because I'm a Jew"

David Schwimmer

Jerry Seinfield — went to the Israeli military base nicknamed "Camp Shoot-A-Palestinian" and played target practice with soldiers, where the targets were pictures of Palestinians

Molly Shannon

Brooke Shields

Sarah Silverman — said Israel has no reason to allow food and water into Gaza and that Gazans should be grateful they were ever “given” water from Israel in the past, and much more

Zack Snyder

Ian Somerhalder (Vampire Diaries)

Song Seung-hyun (actor, former member of FT Island, which currently has another member in prison for rape)

Aaron Sorkin

Jamie Lynn Spears

Regina Spektor

Ben Stiller

Tara Strong (voice actress for Timmy Turner in Fairly Odd Parents)

Harry Styles

Jason Sudeikis

Quentin Tarantino — went on a tour around IDF military bases last week (mid-Oct 2023) to “boost morale” with Israeli soldiers

Bella Thorne

Justin Timberlake

Phoebe Tonkin (Vampire Diaries)

Ashley Tisdale (High School Musical, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody)

Usher

Anneliese van der Pol (That's So Raven)

Taika Waititi

Kerry Washington

Paul Wesley (Vampire Diaries)

Tyler James Williams (Abbott Elementary, Everybody Hates Chris)

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Ben Winston (director/producer for most One Direction content, James Corden's show, etc)

Reese Witherspoon

Elijah Wood

James Woods (executive producer of Oppenheimer) — "Bomb the savages who did this back to the Stone Age. There are no grey areas. Kill them all. Every Hamas savage and every Hamas supporter on earth. Bury them with the entrails of pigs."

Constance Wu

why the letter to Biden about "no hostages" is bad (in the thread)

PRO-PALESTINE:

This includes people who've spoken out this week, as well as people who've spoken out in the past.

NOTE: Anyone who used to be pro-Palestine but are now spewing "well both sides are equally bad!!!! i don't understand anything about this very complex situation!!!" bullshit (like Hozier and Will Poulter) will be removed and added to the pro-Israel list.

(Palestinians first, then alphabetical by surname)

Bella Hadid — "This is not about spewing hate on one or the other. This is about Israeli colonization, ethnic cleansing, military occupation, and apartheid over the Palestinian people that has been going on for YEARS!" + she got blacklisted and lost brand deals for saying this and much more

Gigi Hadid — currently being targeted by Israel's official state social media pages for her support of Palestinian civilians

Simi, Haze, and Fai Khadra— on their shared account, they said: "You are watching genocide. 2 million innocent Palestinians in Gaza and 1 million of those are children under the age of 15, all for your "vengeance"…where's your humanity now? Gaza is being bombed to rubble as we post…" + much more about Israel's genocide of Palestinians and current attacks on Gaza

Riz Ahmed — said "If we are on the side of humanity we must urgently speak up to try and avert the loss of innocent life. This means calling for an end to the indiscriminate bombing of Gaza's civilians and vital infrastructure, the denial of food, water, and electricity, and the forced displacement of people from their homes. These are morally indefensible war crimes."

Leigh Bardugo (author of Six of Crows and Shadow and Bone) — shared many reports about Israeli soldiers attacking civilians in Palestine, including during the Sheikh Jarrah evictions and attacks

Ally Beardsley (Dropout/Collegehumor) — shared info about Israel's attacks on Gaza, attended pro-Palestine protests, and more

Chance Bennett (Chance the Rapper) — said "Fucking disgusting. This is an American funded genocide. #gazaunderattack #palestinianlivesmatter"

Melissa Barrera (Scream) — said "It is so fucking sad and frustrating to see so many people and most western media trying SO HARD to equate Palestinian Liberation with supporting Hamas. When they are NOT the same thing. They want us to believe this so they can continue brutally killing innocent Palestinians, mothers and children, under the pretense of destroying Hamas." + much more about Israel's attacks on Gaza

Shirine Boutella (Lupin) — sharing info debunking Israel's lies about Islamic Jihad accidentally bombing the hospital + more about Israel's attack on Gaza

Kristin Chirico (Ladylike) — sharing info about Israel’s attacks on Gaza + info about how Israel’s crimes are funded by the US

Nicola Coughlan (Derry Girls, Bridgerton) — shared the quote: "We may be witnessing the total obliteration of Gaza. Political leaders refusing to speak out should feel eternal shame over the horror they are allowing to unfold. Those of us who believe in peace cannot stay silent. We must say to the Palestinian people: you are not alone."

Liam Cunningham — shared videos of himself at the protest in support of Palestine in Dublin + more about Israel's attack on Gaza

John Cusack — attended a pro-Palestine protest + said "We must free Palestine from a brutal occupation - people concerned for their loved ones, in a hell zone, stuck without food, water and power. Deep anguish over people being told to leave and bombed as they left. I heard people share personal accounts of family members who have been jailed, humiliated, harassed, persecuted, targeted and killed for generations."

Lucy Dacus (boygenius) — repeated support in the past + openly calling Obama a war criminal + sharing humanitarian fundraisers for Palestinians + said Free Palestine must be the part of all global liberation movements

Ziwe Fumudoh — shared resources about calling US Congresspeople about pressuring them to de-escalate, with "SAY NO TO GENOCIDE CALL CONGRESS NOW"

William Grigahcine (DJ Snake) — shared "Stop the genocide of Palestinians, stop the massacre, end the apartheid" + more about Israel's attack on Gaza

Halsey — shared the quote: "Solidarity with Palestinians means little if it only exists when they appear as victims but disappears when they resist. Those who aren't under occupation or refugees from ethnic cleansing have no right to dictate how those who are resisting those responsible for their suffering." + more about Israel's attacks on Gaza

Aabria Iyengar (Dropout/Collegehumor) — shared "You SHOULD be watching the Genocide that's happening, BUT while spreading awareness is good but it's NOT the full picture. Work. Get on the phone with your local reps and pressure them. If you give money to any political parties? Pull it and tell them why." + more about Israel's attacks on Gaza, Israel committing war crimes, etc

Lauren Jauregui (Fifth Harmony) — said "My heart is with the innocent lives lost to the perpetuation of the vile legacy of imperialism, colonization, apartheid and ignorance. [...] Those who were once the victims of persecution becoming the oppressor and being so cognitively dissonant about the hypocrisy. [...] I deeply condemn the violation of human rights and the violence of the genocidal ethnic cleansing we are witnessing in real time of the Palestinian people." + "Propaganda is a bitch and is the most well oiled tool of the empire."

Michael B. Jordan — shared the quote: "One cannot advocate for racial equality, LGBT & women's rights, condemn corrupt & abusive regimes and other injustices yet choose to ignore the Palestinian oppression." + more about Israel's attacks on Gaza

Mia Khalifa — "If you can look at the situation in Palestine and not be on the side of the Palestinians, then you are on the wrong side of apartheid and history will show that in time" + more about Israel's attacks on Gaza + she lost her podcast deal for showing support

Kehlani — shared many stories about Israel's attacks on Gaza + attended a pro-Palestine protest + said: "To my peers and people that are in the spaces I’m in, what the f*ck is wrong with y’all? You’re being silent for the sake of money and business… there’s an insane amount of unchecked privilege.” and much more

(Tumblr wouldn't let me have a list this big, so I broke it up here in the middle)

Guz Khan (Our Fl*g Means Death) — said "What the enforcers of apartheid and their enablers have failed to realise is that the plight of the Palestinians is an issue that resonates with the PEOPLE. You can hide behind weapons of war and have the most powerful resources known to man, the PEOPLE will demand justice" + it's strongly rumored he was let go from Our Fl*g Means Death specifically because of his open support of Palestine

Matthew Kim (Big Matthew of KARD) — said "While Im able to celebrate another birthday, there are too many innocent people in Gaza losing that privilege." + more about Israel's attack on Gaza

Kim Namjoon (RM of BTS) — attended multiple art exhibitions by Palestinians in diaspora who made art specifically about the occupation, Israeli apartheid, and Free Palestine, and shared pictures of these exhibitions publicly + he owns a piece of art about Free Palestine and, in the past, has posted this art to IG ~coincidentally~ on days when the media just reported that Israel bombed civilians — NOTE: I would not normally include something like this, but I'm choosing to do so specifically because he's doing all this BEFORE serving his mandatory enlistment in the South Korean military, which is aggressively pro-Israel and known for violent bullying, being full of far-right incels, and abuse from superior officers (and harassment towards enlisted celebrities, who are isolated and cut off from all protection). Him risking his support being made known to the general public (especially since BTS fans are known for noticing stuff like this and blowing it up on social media) has much higher risks than the average Western celebrity.

Zara Larsson — support going back years + "We must call out a state upholding apartheid and KILLING civilians, funded by American dollars." + much more about Israel's attacks on Gaza

Dua Lipa — support going back years, frequently mentioning Free Palestine + "The ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people must come to an end. NO MORE!! This is a human rights issue!! WAKE UP PEOPLE!!"

Macklemore — said "We are witnessing an unfolding genocide in Palestine at this very moment. A US backed human catastrophe in front of our eyes." and more

Zayn Malik — said "I stand with the Palestinian people and support their resistance to colonization and protection of their human rights."

Yoshitomo Nara (artist/sculptor) — shared firsthand accounts from victims in Gaza + criticized Biden's horrible response to all this

Normani — sharing firsthand accounts from Palestinian families in Gaza during Israel's current attack

Dylan O'Brien — shared a video of a young Palestinian girl talking about how Israel bombed her whole street, along with "10 years old. Heart wrenching. #FreePalestine"

Melissa O'Neil (Dark Matter) — sharing statements from anti-Zionist Jewish people condemning Israel's actions + more about Israel's attack on Gaza

Jenna Ortega (Wednesday, Scream) — was targeted by a far-right Israeli site for her repeated support of Palestine, the site attempted to blacklist her, and she continued supporting anyway

Florence Pugh — shared IG stories about Israel's genocide against Palestinians, including: "Bombing a hospital full of children & refugees is not a pathway towards peace. This is genocide." + sharing a lot of pro-Palestine stuff right now, including saying that Israel bombed the hospital

Izzy Roland (Dropout/Collegehumor) — shared "We cannot and will not say today's actions by Palestinian militants are unprovoked. Every day under Israel's system of apartheid is a provocation. The strangling siege of Gaza is a provocation. Settlers terrorizing entire Palestinian villages, soldiers raiding and demolishing Palestinian homes, murdering Palestinians in the streets, Israeli ministers calling for genocide and expulsion." + more about Israel's attacks on Gaza

Susan Sarandon — said “Being against the occupation of Palestine does not make one anti-Semitic.” + shared multiple posts about Israel's war crimes, including Israel's use of white phosphorus in Gaza

Emma Seligman (director of Shiva Baby and Bottoms) — outspoken about her support for Palestine + attended multiple protests + is sharing a lot of resources and info about supporting Palestine (also: she said her name was accidentally included on the Zionist "no ceasefire" letter to Biden because she thought it was the other letter (the one asking for a ceasefire and humanitarian aid) and she fought to get her name removed from the bad letter)

Sza — shared infographics about the occupation and Free Palestine, including ones that explained the entire history of Israel's invasion of Palestine since 1948 + spoke out about the violence in Sheikh Jarrah in 2021 + more Israel's attacks on Gaza

Emma Watson — shared a quote about showing solidarity with Palestinians from activist Sarah Ahmed, who was harassed by C*nary M*ssion, a site dedicated to doxxing anyone who speaks out against Israel’s government.

After Emma Watson made that post, she was targeted in the media by Israel, and in response, a group of celebrities released a joint statement in support of Watson and Palestinians, saying: “We recognize the underlying power imbalance between Israel, the occupying power, and the Palestinians, the people under a system of military occupation and apartheid" (excerpt of statement).

These celebrities included:

Gael García Bernal

Peter Capaldi

Steve Coogan

Liam Cunningham

Miriam Margolyes (Prof. Sprout in HP)

Matt McGorry

Michael Malarkey (Vampire Diaries)

Viggo Mortensen (Lord of the Rings)

Mark Ruffalo

Susan Sarandon

Ramy Youssef

(I took all the names I recognized — read the full list here)

Examples of Israel's foreign propaganda machine hitting pro-Palestine influencers:

tiktoker @/thewizardliz (who has 4.8 million followers and is a beauty influencer originally from Chechnya) — made several pro-Palestine posts, but then deleted them all and said in a story: "Guys I didn't want to delete my posts. But I was just called and told that I'm playing with my life by speaking on these things and that I should delete, I shouldn't involve myself in politics, but I stand with what I said."

tiktoker @/carawatsca shares that she lost a brand deal for being pro-Palestine, and that this same brand attempted to bribe her to post pro-Israel content and delete everything pro-Palestine

Celebrities who signed the good letter to Biden — not the Zionist letter, but the one calling for a humanitarian ceasefire and immediate international aid to Palestinians in Gaza, and saying that the US is "aiding and abetting Israel's war crimes":

Riz Ahmed

Mahershala Ali

Mo Amer (comedian)

Rowan Blanchard (Girl Meets World)

Cate Blanchett

Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary)

Jessica Chastain

Margaret Cho

Ryan Coogler (director of Black Panther)

David Cross (Arrested Development)

John Cusack

Ayo Edebiri (The Bear, Bottoms)

America Ferrera (Barbie, Superstore, Ugly Betty)

Andrew Garfield

Ilana Glazer (Broad City)

Simon Helberg (Big Bang Theory)

Oscar Isaac

Dua Lipa

Macklemore

Rooney Mara

Rachel McAdams

Natalie Merchant

Miguel

Alyssa Milano

Hasan Minhaj

Victoria Monét

Indya Moore (Pose)

Sandra Oh

David Oyewolo

Mandy Patinkin (Criminal Minds, Princess Bride)

Florence Pugh

Joaquin Phoenix

Mark Ruffalo

Susan Sarandon

Michael Shannon

Alia Shawkat (Arrested Development)

Rachel Sennott (Bottoms)

Yara Shahidi (Black-ish, Grown-ish)

Wallace Shawn (Princess Bride)

Jon Stewart

Kristen Stewart

Jeremy Strong (Succession)

Wanda Sykes

Channing Tatum

Lena Waithe

Jesse Williams

Shailene Woodley

Ramy Youssef

(I took all the names I recognized — read full list here)

The letter said: "Half of Gaza's two million residents are children, and more than two thirds are refugees and their descendants being forced to flee their homes. […] As of this writing more than 6,000 bombs have been dropped on Gaza in the last 12 days — resulting in one child being killed every 15 minutes. Children and families in Gaza have practically run out of food, water, electricity, medicine and safe access to hospitals, following days of air strikes and cuts to all supply routes. […] The humanitarian situation has reached lethal lows, and yet all reports point to further attacks. Compassion — and international law — must prevail."

Celebrities who signed the open letter in the UK calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, and condemning Israel:

Khalid Abdalla

Steve Coogan

Liam Cunningham

Charles Dance

Miriam Margolyes

Maxine Peake

Tilda Swinton

(over 2,000 more people — I took all the names I recognized; after it was released it became an open letter anyone can sign so it's now full of random people's names)

Their joint statement said: "Gaza is already a society of refugees and the children of refugees. Now, in their hundreds of thousands, bombarded from air, sea and land, Palestinians whose grandparents were forced out of their homes at the barrel of a gun are again being told to flee – or face collective punishment on an unimaginable scale. Dispossessed of rights, described by Israel’s minister of defense as “human animals”, they have become people to whom almost anything can be done. Our governments are not only tolerating war crimes but aiding and abetting them."

Celebrities who signed the Letter Against Apartheid in support of Free Palestine (2021):

Mahershala Ali

Brian Cox (Succession)

Bella Hadid

Rebecca Hall

Miriam Margoyles (Prof. Sprout in HP)

Yann Martel (author of Life of Pi)

Viggo Mortensen (Lord of the Rings)

Mira Nair (Indian American filmmaker)

Kathy Najimy (Hocus Pocus)

Thandiwe Newton

Boots Riley (director of Sorry To Bother You)

Run the Jewels

Saeed Jones (author of How We Fight For Our Lives)

Stellan Skarsgård (Thor, Mamma Mia)

Ocean Vuong (poet)

(I took the names I recognized — read full list here)

This letter said: "We call for an immediate and unconditional cessation of Israeli violence against Palestinians. We call for an end to the support provided by global powers to Israel and its military; especially the United States, which now provides Israel $3.8 billion annually without condition. We ask all people of conscience to exercise their agency to help dismantle the apartheid regime of our time. We ask governments that are enabling this crime against humanity to apply sanctions, to mobilize levers of international accountability, and to cut trade, economic and cultural relations. We call on activists, and especially our peers in the arts, to exercise their agency within their institutions and localities to support the Palestinian struggle for decolonization to the best of their ability. Israeli apartheid is sustained by international complicity, it is our collective responsibility to redress this harm." and more

Celebrities who condemned Israel for labeling Palestinian non-profit charities as “terrorists” (2021):

Claire Foy

Peter Gabriel

Richard Gere (has also been very vocal about supporting Palestine over the years)

Ian McEwan (author; Atonement)

Simon Pegg

Philip Pullman (author; His Dark Materials)

Mark Rylance

Irvine Welsh (author; Trainspotting)

(I took the ones I recognized + read full list here + I didn’t include a few who are also in other pro-Palestine lists on this post)

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Please add more if you know of any, but NOT if it's something along the lines of them just liking a post or trying to say both sides are bad. Please also include what they said/shared — now is the time when speaking out is most important.

Feel free to add any pro-Israel people as well. I'm keeping an eye on the notes and will update it.

HOW TO HELP:

US and Canada residents: find a protest near you here

BOYCOTT THESE COMPANIES — THIS IS ALREADY WORKING AND AFFECTING THEIR STOCKS

contact your local representatives and tell them you will not vote for someone who approves of genocide

text CEASEFIRE to 51905

combat propaganda online, in person, or even by just having a conversation with one person — do not underestimate word of mouth. tell everyone you know how you feel about Palestine; don't just read about it and despair while doing nothing. being on the right side of history has never been popular or easy

support Palestinian art, cuisine, businesses, and culture

donate to Lebanese and Syrian funds or Palestinians in diaspora if you really feel like giving money, but know that nothing will reach the people in Palestine until the blockade ends — and we can end it if enough of us pressure international politicians, particularly in the US, France, the UK, Canada, etc

US residents: Tell Congress to Stop the Gaza Genocide

UK residents: Tell the UK government to Protect Palestinians and Healthcare Workers

#palestine #free palestine #queers for palestine #anti pinkwashing

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