Published on, Sept. 26 -- September 26, 2025 1:50 PM

LOS ANGELES: More than 1,200 Hollywood figures-including Liev Schreiber, Mayim Bialik, and Sharon Osbourne-have signed a new letter rejecting calls to boycott Israeli film institutions accused of "whitewashing or justifying genocide and apartheid."

The counter-letter, released Thursday by Creative Community For Peace and The Brigade, was drafted in response to an earlier pledge by over 5,000 actors, directors, and film workers-among them Mark Ruffalo, Javier Bardem, Olivia Colman, and Susan Sarandon-vowing not to collaborate with Israeli institutions.

"We cannot stay silent when a story is turned into a weapon, when lies are dressed up as justice, and when artists are misled into amp...