Open letter opposing Israeli film boycott makes the rounds in Hollywood

(JTA) — Around 1,200 Hollywood names, including stars like Liev Schrieber, Mayim Bialik and Jennifer Jason Leigh, have signed onto an open letter opposing a growing celebrity boycott of the Israeli film industry.

Led by Creative Community for Peace, a pro-Israel entertainment group, the letter argues that the stated boycott against Israeli film institutions will harm Israeli work that pushes for peace and criticizes the government and further encourage antisemitism.

It comes after similar criticism of the boycott from Paramount, whose former chair Shari Redstone also signed the open letter.

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