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Wasanii wa kada zote nchini Uiengereza wanaozidi elfu mbili wamesaini waraka kuonesha kukerwa kwao na ukatili wa Israel kwa wapalestina.
Wasanii hao ni pamoja na Tilda Swinton, Steve Coogan, Charles Dance and Maxine Peake.Katika waraka wao huo wamesema wanaitaka Israel isitishe unyama wake mara moja na pia serikali ya UK isitishe misaada yake kwa taifa hilo kwani misaada hiyo ndiyo inayochochea ukatili wa Israel
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An open letter signed by well-known actors condemning Israeli military actions has been criticised for failing to mention brutal terror attacks carried out by Hamas.
More than 2,000 artists, actors and musicians in the UK, including Tilda Swinton, Steve Coogan, Charles Dance and Maxine Peake, signed the letter.
They called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and for “our governments to end their military and political support for Israel’s actions”.
“Our governments are not only tolerating war crimes but aiding and abetting them,” the note, written by Artists for Palestine UK, added.
However, it did not mention the terror group Hamas - or the massacres it carried out earlier this month.
On Wednesday night, a former actor-turned-Tory MP said it was important to address “both sides” and that actors ought to think carefully before weighing in on such a sensitive issue.
Giles Watling, who sits on the culture, media and sport committee, said: “I think it’s a very complicated situation politically and historically and in this case, it is very important to present both sides of the issue.
“We must absolutely condemn the attacks of Hamas on Israel, yes, but of course, I have great sympathy for the Palestinian people and the suffering they have endured.
“But you can’t just present one side and not the other.”
‘Group of misfits and weirdos’
The Clacton MP, best known for his role as Vicar Oswald in the BBC sitcom Bread, added: “Everyone is entitled to a view, but actors will be aware of the powers of their views and they should try to think very carefully when they weigh in on sensitive issues like this.”
Meanwhile, David Mencer, former director of Labour Friends of Israel, went further and described the letter as “drivel”.
Wasanii hao ni pamoja na Tilda Swinton, Steve Coogan, Charles Dance and Maxine Peake.Katika waraka wao huo wamesema wanaitaka Israel isitishe unyama wake mara moja na pia serikali ya UK isitishe misaada yake kwa taifa hilo kwani misaada hiyo ndiyo inayochochea ukatili wa Israel
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Actors’ open letter condemns ‘Israel’s war crimes’ but not Hamas massacre
An open letter signed by well-known actors condemning Israeli military actions has been criticised for failing to mention brutal terror attacks carried out by Hamas.
More than 2,000 artists, actors and musicians in the UK, including Tilda Swinton, Steve Coogan, Charles Dance and Maxine Peake, signed the letter.
They called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and for “our governments to end their military and political support for Israel’s actions”.
“Our governments are not only tolerating war crimes but aiding and abetting them,” the note, written by Artists for Palestine UK, added.
However, it did not mention the terror group Hamas - or the massacres it carried out earlier this month.
On Wednesday night, a former actor-turned-Tory MP said it was important to address “both sides” and that actors ought to think carefully before weighing in on such a sensitive issue.
Giles Watling, who sits on the culture, media and sport committee, said: “I think it’s a very complicated situation politically and historically and in this case, it is very important to present both sides of the issue.
“We must absolutely condemn the attacks of Hamas on Israel, yes, but of course, I have great sympathy for the Palestinian people and the suffering they have endured.
“But you can’t just present one side and not the other.”
‘Group of misfits and weirdos’
The Clacton MP, best known for his role as Vicar Oswald in the BBC sitcom Bread, added: “Everyone is entitled to a view, but actors will be aware of the powers of their views and they should try to think very carefully when they weigh in on sensitive issues like this.”
Meanwhile, David Mencer, former director of Labour Friends of Israel, went further and described the letter as “drivel”.
