From the Liveblog of
Thursday, January 4, 2024
Israeli artists sign onto letter opposing ‘dehumanization of Gazans, Palestinians, Israelis, Jews’
A range of Israeli artists and other figures have signed onto a statement issued by Amnesty International Israel opposing the “dehumanization of Gazans, Palestinians and Muslims, and the dehumanization of Israelis and Jews in general.”
The signatories include singer Achinoam Nini, actor Ala Dakka, author David Grossman, film director Nadav Lapid and a range of others.
The letter criticizes the “disturbing trend” in the West of “dehumanizing Israelis, and, sometimes, Jews. This serves to rationalize killing them or violating their rights,” as well as the arenas in which “dehumanization of Palestinians in general and Gazans in particular is common, mainly expressed by associating all Gazans with Hamas. This association is used by them to rationalize indiscriminate killing and denial of humanitarian aid.”
