Mayim Bialik, Haim Saban, Uzo Aduba Among Signatories To Letter Condemning Anti-Israel Rhetoric After D.C. Jewish Museum Shooting

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A letter from entertainment industry group Creative Community for Peace calling for the rejection of extremist anti-Israel rhetoric and the spread of misinformation has been signed by more than 400 in the Hollywood community.
Mayim Bialik, Haim Saban, Billy Ray, Uzo Aduba, Julianna Margulies, Diane Warren and Dean Cain are among the signatories to the letter, which was released Thursday and written after the killing of two Israeli Embassy staffers last week on the steps of the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.
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'Hamas, Iran, and their allies and ideological sympathizers in the West have flooded the world with their hateful lies and antisemitic incitement since October 7 — lies designed to demonize Israel, the Jewish people, and their supporters,' reads the letter.
The letter also calls out the release of other statements signed by entertainment figures condemning Israel's war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, saying that 'some well-meaning celebrities and public figures have been manipulated by this constant stream of misinformation, which they have also helped to amplify.'
'We call on all our colleagues to reject this extremist rhetoric and the spread of misinformation so that we can all work toward a future in which all Israelis and Palestinians can live side by side in peace and dignity,' the CCFP letter adds.
'For the past 600 days, the anti-Israel movement has espoused an unrelenting stream of extremist rhetoric to demonize Israel and anyone who supports the country — it's a toxic mix of distortion, bigotry and incitement,' CCFP chairman/co-founder David Renzer and executive director Ari Ingel said today. 'Given the power of social media, it's incumbent on entertainers and public figures, with their ability to influence millions around the world, to use their platforms responsibly. Without a course correction, we will only see more hate, more violence, and more innocent people targeted simply for being Jewish.'
Here's their full letter:
We, the undersigned, are saying enough! Enough with the lies, and enough with the extremism.Hamas, Iran, and their allies and ideological sympathizers in the West have flooded the world with their hateful lies and antisemitic incitement since October 7 — lies designed to demonize Israel, the Jewish people, and their supporters.Some well-meaning celebrities and public figures have been manipulated by this constant stream of misinformation, which they have also helped to amplify.On May 21, 2025, we saw that these lies can have deadly consequences when two young people were murdered outside a Jewish Museum in Washington D.C., as the perpetrator chanted 'Free Palestine' — a chant that has now become a call to violence.War is horrific — where far too many civilians suffer — which is why even though Hamas launched wars against Israel in 2008, 2012, 2014, 2018, and 2021, the wars were short-lived.But the gruesome Hamas massacre on October 7, 2023, changed everything.Tragically, the suffering of civilians in Gaza is a strategy of Hamas, with one Hamas official stating that it is 'a small price' to pay.When Russia launched its war on Ukraine, it was the women and children that went underground in the metro system for safety while the men fought above ground.In contrast, in Gaza — after Hamas launched their genocidal war on Israel — it was their fighters who went underground into the Gaza 'metro,' while leaving women and children above ground to be used as their human shields.This is a war Hamas started, and one that they can end by releasing the hostages, by laying down their arms, thereby freeing the Palestinians of Gaza from their tyrannical rule as well.Yet, Hamas refuses to relent on their demand to have all of the land between the river and the sea cleansed of Jews, as they state in their own charter:'The Day of Judgment will not come about until Moslems fight Jews and kill them. Then, the Jews will hide behind rocks and trees, and the rocks and trees will cry out: 'O Moslem, there is a Jew hiding behind me, come and kill him.' (Article 7).The anti-Israel campaign shares this extremism.The anti-Israel campaign refuses to hold Hamas accountable for the death and destruction caused by their illegal and repeated use of hospitals, mosques, schools, and UN facilities to launch attacks and shield their command centers.The anti-Israel campaign refuses to acknowledge that the vast majority of 'journalists' pumping out propaganda in Gaza are, in fact, members or supporters of the terrorist organizations themselves — even joining Hamas on October 7th to help broadcast their massacre inside Israel to the world.The anti-Israel campaign spreads the antisemitic blood libel that the Jewish state – and all the Jews that support Israel – are bloodthirsty, intentionally targeting civilians, and committing 'genocide.'The anti-Israel campaign makes outrageous claims — such as Israel seeking to murder 14,000 babies in a 48-hour period — claims so egregious they should collapse under the weight of its own absurdity. Yet, these claims are amplified by the media, in addition to celebrities who share this disinformation to their millions of followers on social media.The anti-Israel campaign claims that Jews are colonizers, when they are indigenous to the land of Israel and have the right to self-determination in their historical homeland as enshrined by the UN Charter.We reject all these lies.We reject the anti-Israel movement co-opting every social justice cause — outrageously claiming that to stand with the LGBTQIA+ community, or with anti-racist, anti-colonialist, anti-Islamophobic and anti-antisemitic movements, is to stand against Israel.This is all done to paint Israel — and Jews around the world — as embodying the world's ultimate evils. This is antisemitism.We call on all our colleagues to reject this extremist rhetoric and the spread of misinformation so that we can all work toward a future in which all Israelis and Palestinians can live side by side in peace and dignity.SIGNATORIESAri Ingel, Executive Director, Creative Community for PeaceAaron Bay-Schuck, CEO/Co-Chairman Warner RecordsRakefet Abergel, ActorMichael Abrams, Talent Manager, Constellation Media GroupJason Adelman, VP, Brand Innovators LabsOrly Adelson, Former President of ITV Studios, AmericaMarty Adelstein, CEO, Tomorrow StudiosDan Adler, ProducerUzo Aduba, ArtistShir Aharon, Talent ManagerJillian Apfelbaum, Head of Film, Sandbox Entertainment GroupMichael Auerbach, Partner, Jackoway AustenDean Bahat, Attorney, Ziffren Brittenham LLPAndrea Ballas, VP Communications, CBS/ParamountCraig Balsam, CEO, RT IndustriesGary Barber, ExecutiveEve Barlow, WriterJackie Barrie, A&R ExecutiveJonathan Baruch, President, RainRichard Baskind, Partner & Head of Music, Simons Muirhead & BurtonAton Ben-Horin, Executive VP A&R, Warner Music Group/CEO, Plush Mgmt.David Bercovici-Artieda, Director/Producer, EQUINOX DREAM PROJECTAdam Berkowitz, Founder and President, Lenore Entertainment GroupMayim Bialik, Actor, Writer, Producer, Sad Clown ProductionsSharon Bialy, Casting Director/Co-Owner, Bialy/Thomas & AssociatesHillary Bibicoff, Transactional Entertainment Attorney, Feig Finkel LLPDavid Bickel, Writer/ProducerAllison Binder, Partner, GGSS&CJoshua P. Binder, Partner, Rothenberg, Mohr, & Binder, LLPNeil Blair, Partner, The Blair PartnershipEvan Bogart, Songwriter & CEO, Seeker MusicSarah Bremner, Partner, Prologue EntertainmentJoanne Bressler, SVP, AttorneyKevin Bright, Producer, Just Bright Productions.Drew Buckley, Group President, COO, Propagate ContentBenjamin Budde, CEO, Budde GroupDavid Byrnes, Partner, Ziffren Brittenham LLPDean Cain, ActorEmily Cameron, Manager, Plush ManagementSarah Camlett, AgentCivia Caroline, Industry Impact Consultant, CLiC Impact EntertainmentMarkell Casey, Founder & Manager, Worldwide TracksCliff Chenfeld, Co-Founder, Razor & TieDavid Chesnoff, Partner, Chesnoff and SchinfeldEmmanuelle Chriqui, ActorDanny Cohen, President, Access EntertainmentEmily Cohen, DirectorGabriella Cohen, MusicianLyor Cohen, Global Head of Music, Google and YouTubeTanya Cohen, Partner, Range Media PartnersLeanne Coronel, President, The Coronel GroupRaye Cosbert, Managing Director, Metropolis MusicBen Cosgrove, CEO, Leviathan ProductionsAvi Dahan, Attorney, Boyarski Fritz LLPRobin Davids, Publicity, Sony Pictures EntertainmentDavid Davis, LawyerDoug Davis, Attorney and Founder, The Davis FirmMirelle Davis, Artist Manager, Wind Up Bird LtdRebecca De Mornay, ActressLinda Deal, Social WorkDanielle Del, Partner, D2 ManagementJamie Denbo, Writer/ActorKurt Deutsch, President, Broadway Music GroupAvi Diamond, Director, Film & TV Licensing, Warner Music CanadaMichael Diamond, Talent Manager/Partner, Range Media PartnersRo Diamond, Vice President, SDB PartnersCraig Dorfman, Owner/Manager, Frontline ManagementRachel Douglas, Manager, Range Media PartnersBrian P. Drach, Attorney, Lewis BrisboisDavid Draiman, Frontman of the band DisturbedA.M. Driver, ActressJeremy Drysdale, ScreenwriterLinda Edell Howard, Attorney, Edell Howard Enterprises LLCJessica Elbaum, Producer, Gloria Sanchez ProductionsTalya Elitzer, Co-Founder, Godmode MusicCraig Emanuel, Executive, The Kid From Downunder Inc.Emma Engers, Agent, Emma Engers Associates LtdDvora Englefield, Partner and Head of Music Artist Strategy, WMEHannah Epstein, Agent, CAARami 'Kosha Dillz' Even-Esh, Artist/Comic/FilmmakerRon Fair, Record Producer & CEO, Faircraft Inc.Sharon Farber, Film ComposerEric Feig, Partner, Feig/Finkel, LLPJoel Feigenbaum, Vice President, Warner Music GroupPatti Felker, Partner, Felker Toczek Suddleson McGinnis Ryan LLPJacob Fenton, Partner, UTAKen Fermaglich, Partner, UTAMark Feuerstein, ActorBradley Fischer, ProducerErica Forster, COO, PendulumJordan Frazes, Founder, Frazes CreativeJennifer Freed, Artist ManagementHilary Freeman, Journalist and AuthorAdam Friedman, Executive, Creative Artists AgencyAdina Friedman, Manager, Artist HouseDaryl Friedman, Former Chief Advocacy & Industry Relations Officer, The Recording AcademySiri Garber, CEO and Founder, Platform Public RelationsDavid Gardner, President, Artists FirstJeremy Garelick, Writer/Director/ProducerBarbara Garshman, Writer/Producer, Garshman ProductionsLLCAndrew Genger, Manager, Red Light ManagementMaya Giladi, Business & Legal Affairs, NetflixGary Ginsberg, Author and TV ProducerJordan Glickson, VP, Music & Talent, VevoElissa Gold, Creative Event Producer & Cultural ProgrammerMichael Goldstein, Executive ProducerMichael Goldwasser, President/Co-Founder, Easy Star RecordsRobert Golenberg, President, Pivot Artists GroupJonathan Gordon, ProducerMichael Gordon, Partner, Creative Artists AgencyAndrew Gould, President, Music Publishing, Roc NationMarc Graboff, Media ConsultantWestside Gravy, ArtistScott Greenberg, Manager and Partner, LBI EntertainmentJulie Greenwald, Music ExecutiveDaniel Grindlinger, WriterJulie Gurovitsch, Producer, NBCElle Hamilton, Stuntwoman, Stuntwomen's AssociationLynn Harris, Film ProducerRonnie Harris, Partner, Harris & Trotter LLPRonny Hatchwell, Industry Relations Manager, CCFPPatricia Heaton, ActressNoreena Hertz, WriterJoanne Horowitz, Talent Management/ Producer, Joanne Horowitz ManagementSammy Horowitz, Writer/ProducerJosh Howie, Comedian/WriterRichard 'BournRich' Ingram, Artist/Creative DirectorNeil Jacobson, CEO, Hallwood MediaJonathan Jakubowicz, Writer & DirectorSara Johnson, Access ConsultantHeather Kadin, President, Scripted Television, Range Media PartnersDan Kanter, Musical DirectorMichael Kaplan, Writer-ProducerZach Katz, CEO & Co-Founder, FixatedMelanie Kessler, Production Co-ordinatorDana Klein, Writer, EPSam Kling, Chief Creative Officer for SESACKeetgi Kogan Steinberg, Writer/Producer/ShowrunnerBlair Kohan, Partner, United Talent AgencyDavid Kohan, Writer-ProducerEric Kranzler, Co-Founder, Entertainment 360Ynon Kreiz, Chairman and CEO, Mattel Inc.Rick Krim, CEO, Krim Music + MediaSherry Lansing, Former CEO, Paramount PicturesEstelle Lasher, President, Lasher GroupAdam Leibner, Partner/Agent, UTAAllan Leicht, WriterColin Lester OBE, Chairman/CEO, JEM Music GroupBen Levine, Partner/Link Entertainment, Link EntertainmentRobert Levine, Editor At Large, BillboardAvi Liberman, EntertainerSharon Lieblein, Casting Director, Sharon Lieblein CastingSean Liebowitz, AgentRobin Lippin, Owner, Lippin/Block CastingCory Litwin, Managing Partner, Music, Range Media PartnersDavid Lonner, CEO, The David Lonner CompanyJane Lush, Former BAFTA Chair and Former BBC Head of Ent.Ben Maddahi, President, Unrestricted Publishing/ManagementGabriel Mann, Composer/ProducerDeborah Marcus, Executive, CAAAshlee Margolis, Founder & Managing Partner, The A ListJulianna Marguiles, Actor, Producer, AuthorOrly Marley, President, Tuff Gong WorldwideRafael Marmor, Partner, Delirio FilmsNancy Matalon, ManagerDebra Messing, Actor/ProducerMax Michael, Head of Asia Business Development, UTADarren Michaelson, Director, L25 EntertainmentPetra Miller, Account Director, Alive ActivationGev Miron, DirectorElizabeth Much, CEO, East to West Collective PRDJ Nash, Showrunner/Executive Producer/Director, Next Thing You Know, Inc.Stefi Novo, SongwriterLisa Nupoff, Manager, iminmusic managementJerry O'Connell, ActorJohn Ondrasik, Five for FightingSharon Osbourne, Manager & TV PersonalityHoward Owens, Co-CEO, PropagateScott Packman, Founder and Managing Member, SSP Partners LLCSharon Paz, Manager/Founder, Paz TalentLeo Pearlman, Co-CEO, Fulwell EntertainmentMark Pinkus, President, Rhino RecordsJonah Platt, Creator/Host, Being Jewish with Jonah PlattWendy Plaut, SVP, Celebrity Talent, Paramount GlobalRhonda Price, Managing Partner, Gersh AgencyJeff Rabhan, CEO, Bored-of-ed.comSylvie Rabineau, Co-Head, Book to Film/TV, WMEGolan Ramraz, Writer-Producer, EGX Film FactoryBilly Ray, Writer/DirectorBruce Resnikoff, President & CEO, Universal Music EnterprisesFrederic Richter, Archive Producer, Researcher, WriterDoug Robinson, Producer, DRPDan Rosen, President, Warner Music AustralasiaRick Rosen, Co-Founder, WMEAaron Rosenberg, Partner, Myman Greenspan Fox Rosenberg Mobasser Younger & LightErez Rosenberg, AttorneyShani Rosenzweig, Partner, Talent Agent, UTABrian Ross, Writer-ProducerGregg Rossen, ScreenwriterMichael Rotenberg, Partner, 3 Arts EntertainmentLynn Roth, Writer. Producer, Director, Lynn Roth Productions, Inc.Joshua Rothstein, CEO/Founder, Ice Cream For DinnerSusan Rovner, Producer, Aha StudiosJonathan Ruggiero, FilmmakerHaim Saban, Chairman and CEO, Saban Capital GroupWendy Sachs, Director/Producer, October 8 FilmDavid Sacks, Executive ProducerLaura Salvato, Director, Publicity, Paramount PicturesJacqueline Saturn, President, Virgin MusicNicola Saul, Personal Assistant, Warner MusicAnna Savage, Manager, Full Stop ManagementFred Savage, Actor/Director/ProducerLeslie Schapira, Writer/ProducerWilliam Schmidt, TV WriterSteve Schnur, Worldwide Executive & Music President, Electronic ArtsJordan Schur, CEO & Chairman, Mimran Schur Pictures & Suretone EntertainmentSam Schwartz, Co-principal, Gorfaine/Schwartz AgencyTeddy Schwarzman, CEO, Black BearJay Schweid, Founder/CEO, ephelants / VillageAdam J. Segal, President, The 2050 Group – PublicityRick Senat, ProducerStefi Shabashev, SongwriterProfessor Jonathan Shalit OBE, Chairman, InterTalent Rights Group / Chosen Music / Project 30 StudiosCarly Shear, Head of Legal, Hat Trick ProductionsBen Silverman, Chairman and Co-CEO, Propagate ContentTamar Simon, Film Distribution/PR, Mean Streets ManagementMarty Singer, Managing Partner, Lavely & SingerDanielle Solzman, Film Critic, Solzy at the MoviesJeff Sosnow, EVP A&R, Warner RecordsDonna Spievak, VP of Strategic Marketing, Interscope RecordsHalle Stanford, President, Executive Producer, 7 Crow StoriesMimi Steinberg, Writer and ProducerJonathan Steinsapir, AttorneyTracy Steinsapir, President, Main Title EntertainmentDeena Stern, Marketing ExecutiveCaroline Stevens, Director, iSolutions LtdGary Stiffelman, Founder, GSS LawEstee Stimler, WriterLee Stone, Entertainment Lawyer, Lee & ThompsonAlison Stover, Actor/Filmmaker, Luminous PicturesDaniel Sussman, Talent Manager, Brillstein Entertainment PartnersAaron Symonds, Film Composer, AJS MusicFernando Szew, President, Fox Entertainment StudiosTraci Szymanski, President of Co-Star EntertainmentSharon Tal Yguado, Founder & CEO, Astrid EntertainmentNina Tassler, Prodicer, Kismet Creative GroupAdam Taylor, President, APM MusicSuzanne Tenner, PhotographerFred Toczek, Partner, Felker Toczek Suddleson Abramson LLPLee Trink, CEO, Game Theory VenturesEric Tuchman, Writer/Producer, MGM-TVMontana Tucker, Singer/Actress/Dancer/Social Media ActivistNoa Vinshtok, Streaming Manager, Range Media Partners/Range MusicAlex Voihanski, President, Paramount Business GroupVera Wagman, ProducerKatie Walder, ActressEvan Warner, Senior Partner/Agent, WMEDiane Warren, Songwriter, ProducerJoshua Washington, Artist/ProducerJon Weinbach, President, Skydance SportsJenni Weinman, Strategist, The Current Co.Nola Weinstein, Entertainment ExecutiveJarred Weisfeld, President, Objective EntertainmentJoshua Weisleder, Global Music RightsIlana Wernick, Writer/ProducerModi Wiczyk, Co-Founder, MRCCindy Wiener, Music Executive, Realsongs, RealsongsEvan Winiker, Managing Partner, Music, Range Media PartnersCara Wodnicki, Founder, CSW PublicitySeth Yanklewitz, Casting Director, Yanklewitz Pollack CastingHilary Zaitz Michael, Co-Head & Partner, Literary Packaging at WMEKari Zalik, Publicist, Bad ParadeDavid Zedeck, Global Co-Head of Music, UTAOran Zegman, Film/TV Director, Van Zegman Films** Note – The signers of this statement do so as individuals on their own behalf and not on behalf of their companies or organizations. All organizations and companies listed are for affiliation purposes only.
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