Overview
- Signatories include Zadie Smith, Ian McEwan, Russell T Davies and organizations such as Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the UN rights council.
- The letter asserts that genocide is no longer debated by international legal experts and cites public statements by Israeli ministers as evidence.
- It urges an immediate ceasefire and unrestricted delivery of food and medical aid to Gaza by UN agencies.
- It calls for the release of all Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees and demands sanctions if Israel does not halt its offensive.
- This appeal follows a May 27 op-ed by 300 French-speaking authors who also called on France to recognize the Gaza campaign as genocide and impose sanctions.