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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Over 100 Hollywood Stars Criticize Israel’s Labeling of Palestinian NGOs in Open Letter</h1>
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<div class="gmail-reader-estimated-time" dir="ltr">November 17, 2021<br></div>
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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)
<p><strong>By <a href="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/writers/palestine-chronicle-staff" title="Display all articles for Palestine Chronicle Staff">Palestine Chronicle Staff</a></strong></p><p><span>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. </span></p>
<p><span>The signatories of the letter include Susan Sarandon, Ken Loach, Richard Gere, Mark Ruffalo, and Claire Floy, among others. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Richard Gere, Tilda Swinton, Mark Ruffalo, Susan
Sarandon join over 100 other celebrities in calling on Israel to rescind
terrorist designation – <a href="https://t.co/jnrtP1z0mH">https://t.co/jnrtP1z0mH</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelarria?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@michaelarria</a> on <a href="https://twitter.com/Mondoweiss?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mondoweiss</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Palestine?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Palestine</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StandWithThe6?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StandWithThe6</a> <a href="https://t.co/nXkNq33w6G">pic.twitter.com/nXkNq33w6G</a></p>
<p>— al whit (@soitiz) <a href="https://twitter.com/soitiz/status/1461045597969043456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 17, 2021</a></p></blockquote>
<p><span>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”.</span></p>
<p><span>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’.</span></p>
<p><span>The rights groups Humans Rights Watch and Amnesty International
released statements calling the Israeli decision a brazen attack on
human rights.</span></p>
<p><i><span>(The Palestine Chronicle)</span></i></p>
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