John Cusack supports artists4ceasefire

[Beringia]

I watched High Fidelity yesterday with John Cusack and read that he has been involved in the Israeli war on Palestine

From his wiki page:
Following the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel and the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Cusack signed another open letter (Artists4Ceasefire) urging Joe Biden to "call for and facilitate a ceasefire without delay.



Dear President Biden,

We come together as artists and advocates, but most importantly as human beings witnessing the devastating loss of lives and unfolding horrors in Israel and Palestine.

We ask that, as President of the United States, you and the US Congress call for an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza and Israel before another life is lost. More than 30,000 people have been killed over the last 5 months, and over 69,000 injured* – numbers that any person of conscience knows are catastrophic. We believe all life is sacred, no matter faith or ethnicity and we condemn the killing of Palestinian and Israeli civilians.

We urge your administration, Congress, and all world leaders, to honor all of the lives in the Holy Land and call for and facilitate a ceasefire without delay – an end to the bombing of Gaza, and the safe release of hostages. Half of Gaza’s two million residents are children, and more than two thirds are refugees and their descendants being forced to flee their homes. Humanitarian aid must be allowed to reach them.

We believe that the United States can play a vital diplomatic role in ending the suffering and we are adding our voices to those from the US Congress, UNICEF, Doctors Without Borders, The International Committee of The Red Cross, and so many others. Saving lives is a moral imperative. To echo UNICEF, “Compassion — and international law — must prevail.”

Since Oct 7th, more than 45,000* bombs and missiles have been dropped on Gaza - resulting in one child being killed every 10 minutes.

"Children and families in Gaza have practically run out of food, water, electricity, medicine and safe access to hospitals, following days of air strikes and cuts to all supply routes. Gaza’s sole power plant ran out of fuel Wednesday afternoon, shutting down electricity, water and wastewater treatment. Most residents can no longer get drinking water from service providers or household water through pipelines.... The humanitarian situation has reached lethal lows, and yet all reports point to further attacks. Compassion — and international law — must prevail.” – UNICEF spokesperson James Elder

Beyond our pain and mourning for all of the people there and their loved ones around the world we are motivated by an unbending will to stand for our common humanity. We stand for freedom, justice, dignity and peace for all people – and a deep desire to stop more bloodshed.

We refuse to tell future generations the story of our silence, that we stood by and did nothing. As Emergency Relief Chief Martin Griffiths told UN News, “History is watching.”

*Updated as of 3/8/24

Supported by Oxfam America & ActionAid USA

Artists

You can see the list of artists at the link

https://www.artists4ceasefire.org/

[AZLD4Candidate]

1. Awfully quiet each time there is a terrorist attack tht takes Israeli lives

Israel says enough is enough and takes action, everyone goes after Israel.

I guess my people's blood is worth less (as it has been throughout western civilization's history) than other's.

How nice they waited seven months after a terrorist attack that started this and took 1200 innocent lives to come out with this. I guess their managers and agents told them it was now safe and that they wouldn't lose money or fame (before anything, I work in the business as a screenwriter. Artists don't do anything socially unless it can be done in ways to increase the bottom line because their handlers wouldn't allow it unless it's something politically and socially safe).

[Beringia]

2. Cusack isn't listening to any handler

He is much more involved than that. His acting career has stalled, he said himself and he spends his time on other things.

https://x.com/johncusack

He refers to Daniel Berrigan in his posts.

From Daniel Berrigan, Jesuit Priest, anti-war activist who made a speech in 1973.

On the scales of the spirit, as the nations are finally judged, it is a tragedy beyond calculating, that the State of Israel should become the repository, and finally the tomb, of the Jewish soul…. in place of Jewish compassion for the poor and forgotten, Israel should legislate evictions, uprootings, destruction of goods, imprisonment, terrorism.

https://mondoweiss.net/2016/09/berrigans-prophecy-becoming/