Spanish actress Penelope Cruz and her actor husband Javier Bardem sign an open letter calling Israel’s operation in Gaza “genocide.”
The two are joined by director Pedro Almodovar; all three are Oscar winners. Dozens of other Spanish actors, musicians, and writers sign the letter, which calls on the European Union to “condemn the bombing by land, sea and air against the Palestinian civilian population in the Gaza Strip.”
Penelope Cruz (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons, Georges Baird CC BY-SA 3.0)
“Gaza is living through horror these days, besieged and attacked by land, sea and air,” the industry members write. “Palestinians’ homes are being destroyed, they are being denied water, electricity [and] free movement to their hospitals, schools and fields while the international community does nothing.”
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