David Mamet, Diane Warren and Debra Messing Among 1000+ Entertainers and Artists to Oppose Israel Boycotts in Open Letter

“The exclusion of anyone who doesn’t unilaterally condemn Israel is an inversion of morality and an obfuscation of reality,” the letter reads

David Mamet, Diane Warren, Debra Messing
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Debra Messing, David Mamet and Diane Warren are among the more than 1000 literary and entertainment industry figures to sign an open letter released by the non-profit entertainment industry organization Creative Community for Peace (CCFP) to oppose the boycott of Israeli publishing houses and Jewish authors Wednesday.

Signatories also include “Jack Reacher” creator Lee Child, authors Bernard Henri-Lévy, Harlan Coben, Howard Jacobson, Herta Müller and Howard Jacobson as well as Mayim Bialik, Julianna Margulies, Scooter Braun, Gene Simmons, and Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne.

“Art is the antithesis to a political party. It is a meeting place not an echo chamber,” Jacobson said in a statement.

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