[News] Over 100 Hollywood Stars Criticize Israel’s Labeling of Palestinian NGOs in Open Letter

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100 Hollywood Stars Criticize Israel’s Labeling of Palestinian NGOs in Open
Letter
November 17, 2021
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Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon join over 100 other celebrities in calling
on Israel to rescind 'terrorist' designation. (Photo: via Wikipedia)

*By Palestine Chronicle Staff
<https://www.palestinechronicle.com/writers/palestine-chronicle-staff>*

More than 100 celebrities have signed an open letter to condemn Israel’s
decision to label six prominent Palestinian human rights groups as
‘terrorist organizations’, Sky News reported.

The signatories of the letter include Susan Sarandon, Ken Loach, Richard
Gere, Mark Ruffalo, and Claire Floy, among others.

Richard Gere, Tilda Swinton, Mark Ruffalo, Susan Sarandon join over 100
other celebrities in calling on Israel to rescind terrorist designation –
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In the letter, Israel’s decision is described as “an unprecedented and
blanket attack on Palestinian human rights defenders”. The letter adds that
“the designations target six of the most eminent Palestinian human rights
defenders engaged in critical human rights work and cover all aspects of
civil society in the Occupied Palestinian Territory”.

On October 21, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz declared six
Palestinian human rights groups to be terrorist organizations, claiming
they are “secretly linked” to the Popular Front for the Liberation of
Palestine (PFLP) – a leftist resistance group that Israel considers a
‘terrorist organization’.

The rights groups Humans Rights Watch and Amnesty International released
statements calling the Israeli decision a brazen attack on human rights.

*(The Palestine Chronicle)*


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