Today, the LA Times published a full page ad by Jewish Voice for Peace and another anti-Israel group urging Hollywood stars to not accept the free $55,000 trip to Israel that was being offered as part of an (unofficial) Oscar nominee "swag bag," claiming that Israel is an "apartheid state." It uses the hashtag "#SkiptheTrip.Creative Community for Peace issued their own response:
The two messages cannot be clearer. The JVP wants the stars to get all of their opinions on Israel from people whose lives are consumed with hate for the Jewish state, while the real artists from CCFP treat Hollywood stars like adults who can make up their own minds and not slavishly believe what the haters say.
The bags are being offered to the nominees for best actor/actress, best supporting actor/actress, best director plus host Chris Rock.
Feel free to tweet this post/poster to the nominees. A directed campaign on Twitter and Facebook would get to the same stars, for a lot less money!
We have lots of ideas, but we need more resources to be even more effective. Please donate today to help get the message out and to help defend Israel.
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