Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo Join Hollywood Boycott of Israeli Film Institutions
Hollywood stars Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo are among more than 1,000 actors, directors, and industry professionals who have pledged to boycott Israeli film institutions over the ongoing war in Gaza, according to advocacy group Film Workers for Palestine.
The pledge, inspired by past boycotts of apartheid South Africa, states:
“We pledge not to screen films, appear at, or otherwise work with Israeli film institutions — including festivals, cinemas, broadcasters, and production companies — that are implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people.”
Other signatories include Peter Sarsgaard, Olivia Colman, Lily Gladstone, Susan Sarandon, and Tilda Swinton. The group said they were responding to Palestinian filmmakers’ calls to reject “silence, racism, and dehumanization” and to do everything possible to end complicity in oppression.
However, the move has drawn criticism from the Israeli Film and TV Producers Association. In a statement, the association said the boycott is “targeting the wrong people”, noting that Israeli artists have long been among the strongest voices highlighting Palestinian perspectives and challenging Israeli state policies. The group called the pledge “profoundly misguided” but affirmed its commitment to working with Palestinian creators to promote peace.
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