More than 150 representatives of the German cultural manufacture are calling for a simplification in support for Israel. In an open letter to Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU), to which the magazine "Spiegel" reached, they request the immediate cessation of all arms exports to Israel.
Release humanitarian aid
In addition, they call for the suspension of the EU association agreement with Israel, which has been in force since 2000 and is the basis for common trade and political dialogue. They besides call for immediate ceasefire and unlimited access to humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Members of the appeal item the Chancellor's fresh statements on Israel's actions in Gaza. "In fresh days you have taken a position and criticized the Israeli government," we read in a letter.
"We appreciate that, but 1 thing is certain: words alone do not save lives." They call on the Chancellor to take concrete action: "You are 1 of the fewer who can get Israel to change its policies."
"Children endure the most"
More than 150 signatories include well-known manufacture figures including Joko Winterscheidt and Klaas Heufer-Umlauf, actresses and actors Jessica Schwarz, Christiane Paul, Benno Fürmann, Anna Thalbach, Meret Becker and Jürgen Vogel, as well as musicians and musicians Shirin David, Ski Aggu and Zartmann. The initiators of the open letter are manager Laura Fischer and actor Trystan Pütter human rights organization Avaaz.
Signatories powerfully condemn "the terrible crimes of Hamas". However, they stress that this does not justify actions against millions of people in Gaza. "Mother. Fathers. Children. Children who are not organization to this conflict, yet endure the most."
