Archive · 25 Sep 2025
Hollywood Figures Condemn Israeli Film Boycott, Citing Antisemitism
Some people in Hollywood are upset about a boycott against Israeli movies.
Over a thousand people, including actors and other industry workers, signed a letter saying the boycott is wrong.
They believe it is unfair to Israeli artists and could be antisemitic.
They say Israeli film institutions aren't part of the government and that the boycott harms people who want peace.
Others, like Mark Ruffalo, support the boycott, saying they won't work with Israeli film institutions because of the treatment of Palestinians.
Over 1,200 entertainment figures signed a letter criticizing the Film Workers for Palestine boycott.
The letter was organized by Creative Community For Peace.
Signatories of the letter included Liev Schreiber, Mayim Bialik, and Greg Berlanti.
The letter called the boycott "discriminatory and antisemitic".
The Film Workers for Palestine boycott has signatories including Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo.
- Who
- Over 1,200 entertainment industry figures.
- What
- Signed an open letter decrying the Film Workers for Palestine boycott of Israeli films.
- When
- Published earlier this month.
- Where
- Global film community
- Why
- To counter the boycott they deem discriminatory and antisemitic, and to support Israeli filmmakers.
Film Workers for Palestine
Creative Community for Peace
Stance on the Boycott
Film Workers for Palestine
Supports a boycott of Israeli film institutions due to their involvement in the treatment of Palestinians.
Creative Community for Peace
Opposes the boycott, calling it discriminatory and antisemitic, and harmful to peace efforts.
View on Israeli Film Institutions
Film Workers for Palestine
Believe some institutions are complicit in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people.
Creative Community for Peace
Asserts that Israeli film institutions are often critics of government policy, and include both Jewish and Palestinian artists.
- Main Actors
- Liev Schreiber, Mayim Bialik, Greg Berlanti
- Number of Signatories (Protest)
- 1,200
- Organizing Group (Protest)
- Creative Community For Peace
- Boycott Group Name
- Film Workers for Palestine
- Signatories (Boycott)
- Mark Ruffalo, Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Peter Sarsgaard, Lily Gladstone, Elliot Page, Joaquin Phoenix