Among them are Olivia Coleman and Amir Al-Masry. More than 1,300 artists accuse Western institutions of silencing supporters of Palestine.

SBISIALI NEWS More than 1,300 British artists have launched a letter to the arts and culture sector accusing arts institutions across Western countries of suppressing and silencing Palestinian voices and viewpoints, targeting and threatening the livelihoods of artists and arts workers who express solidarity with Palestinians, as well as canceling performances, talks, exhibitions and book launches. .

Among them are Oscar-winning artist Olivia Colman, BAFTA-winner Amir Al-Masry, Sex Education star Amy Lou Wood, Harriet Walter, Juliet Stevenson, Palestinian director Hani Abu Assad, Canadian Emma Seligman, and Briton Ken Loach.

Among examples of silencing, the letter cites Lisson Gallery's "postponement" of Ai Weiwei's London exhibition after its support for Palestine, the Folkwang Museum in Essen's cancellation of curator Anais Duplan's Afrofuturism exhibition shortly before the event, and the Saarland Museum's cancellation of a solo exhibition by artist Candice Pretz, both in Germany. American actress Melissa Barrera was expelled from the movie Scream 6 after she condemned the ethnic genocide committed by the Zionist occupation.

A number of arrangers, singers, poets and playwrights such as Deborah Frances White, Marina Warner, Lara Pawson, and others participate in the speech and say: “Despite this pressure, artists by the thousands are following their conscience and continuing to express their opinions. Freedom of expression, as provided In human rights law and the European Convention on Human Rights, it is the backbone of our creative lives, and fundamental to democracy.”

Despite the widespread Western support for Israel in its war on the Gaza Strip, a number of Hollywood celebrities and world stars expressed their support for Palestinian civilians, thousands of whom have been killed since last October 7.

Angelina Jolie: Gaza is an open prison American actress Angelina Jolie posted a picture of the massive destruction caused by the Israeli raids, and commented on “Instagram”: “This is the deliberate bombing of the besieged population who have no place to flee to. Gaza has remained an open prison for nearly two decades, and now it is rapidly turning into a prison.” Mass grave".

She continued, "40 percent of the dead are innocent children, and there are entire families being killed, while the world watches with the support of several governments. Millions of Palestinian civilians, including children and women, are also subjected to collective punishment and stripped of their humanity."

"Angelina" believed that depriving the Palestinians of food, medicine, and humanitarian aid "contradicts international law," stopping at "rejecting the demand for a ceasefire for humanitarian reasons and preventing the Security Council from imposing it on both parties. Therefore, world leaders are complicit in crimes."

Rami Malek: It's not a movie While the American artist of Egyptian origin, Rami Malek, interacted with the residents of Gaza, and changed the picture of his account on the social networking site “Facebook” to the Palestinian flag, publishing a video of a Palestinian woman searching for her child inside a hospital after their house was bombed, and commented: “It is not a movie, this is What they live every moment.

Susan Sarandon discusses developments in the war

For her part, the American artist, Susan Sarandon, turned her page on the “X” website into an arena for discussing the developments of the war, especially when she published a picture of the area of land seized by settlers in Palestine between the years 1918 and 2021, and another in the United States that was expropriated from its original inhabitants between the years 1492 and 2021.

Selena Gomez: Pray for Gaza Meanwhile, Selena Gomez, one of many young celebrities who supported the Palestinians in the face of Israeli military strikes, posted a photo on her Instagram account with a comment in which she said, “Pray for Gaza.”

It is noteworthy that in October, more than 200 artists signed a petition calling for a ceasefire on Gaza, including Dua Lipa, Joaquin Phoenix, Selena Gomez, Frank Ocean, Quinta Bronson, Bella Hadid, Lupita Nyong'o and others.