Hollywood, global film community unite in ‘Boycott Israel’

In one of the most powerful acts of artistic resistance in decades, over 1,200 actors, directors, and film professionals have signed a sweeping pledge refusing to collaborate with Israeli film institutions they accuse of being "complicit in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people." The bold declaration, released by the collective Film Workers for Palestine and shared exclusively with The Guardian, marks a seismic shift in the global entertainment industry’s stance on Israel’s war in Gaza. It comes nearly a year after more than 1,000 writers made a similar call, but now with even greater momentum—backed by some of cinema’s most revered names. “We recognize the power of cinema to shape perceptions,” the pledge reads. “In this urgent moment of...