Notable Figures, Including Dua Lipa and Michael Stipe, Unite in Open Letter to President Biden, Calling for Ceasefire in Gaza


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Dua Lipa at the Versace Fall-Winter 2023 Fashion Show held at Pacific Design Center on March 9, 2023 in West Hollywood, Calif.

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As the Israel-Hamas battle proceeds and the succeeding casualty increasing, a variety of prominent celebrities have actually collaborated to authorize an open letter prompting President Joe Biden to ask for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Dua Lipa, Michael Stipe, Caroline Polachek, Killer Mike, Vic Mensa, Miguel, Kaytranada, Macklemore, Cate Blanchett, Joaquin Phoenix, John Cusack, Lena Waithe and even more are amongst the signees of the letter, which checks out partly, “We urge your administration, and all world leaders, to honor all of the lives in the Holy Land and call for and facilitate a ceasefire without delay – an end to the bombing of Gaza, and the safe release of hostages.”

The letter includes: “More than 5,000 people have been killed in the last week and a half – a number any person of conscience knows is catastrophic. We believe all life is sacred, no matter faith or ethnicity and we condemn the killing of Palestinian and Israeli civilians,” prior to proceeding, “Half of Gaza’s two million residents are children, and more than two thirds are refugees and their descendants being forced to flee their homes. Humanitarian aid must be allowed to reach them.”

See the complete open letter here.

The dispute in between Israel and Palestine rose after the dreadful Oct. 7 horror strike on the Supernova Music Festival at Kibbutz Re’im by Hamas militants. The attack by air and land by the militant arm of the terrorist company that regulates the greater than 2 million Palestinians that stay in the Gaza Strip consisted of the killing of more than 260 revelers and a lot more abducted at the Paralello Universo Supernova Sukkot Gathering digital dance songs event commemorating the Jewish vacation Simchat Torah.

As of Wednesday (Oct. 25), per the Washington Post, Israeli authorities stated greater than 1,400 individuals have actually been eliminated in Israel ever since and greater than 5,400 hurt. Palestinian authorities stated Israeli assaults have actually eliminated a minimum of 6,546 individuals in Gaza and injured greater than 17,400.

 

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