Subhojeet Mukherjee on October 28, 2023
Chris Jericho is truly a veteran in the pro wrestling industry, whose career has spanned more than 30 years. He is also very steadfast in his beliefs and now it appears Jericho is among many celebrities to sign a letter to Joe Biden to release hostages amid Israel and Palestine’s conflict.
The October 7th attack on Israel at the hands of Hamas has continued to dominate headlines every single day. This eventually led to Hollywood actors, comedians and entertainment executives signing an open letter to President Joe Biden as part of a formal campaign called #NoHostageLeftBehind, where they called for the release of all hostages taken by Hamas.
Dear President Biden,
We are heartened by Friday’s release of the two American hostages, Judith Ranaan and her daughter Natalie Ranaan and by today’s release of two Israelis, Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz, whose husbands remain in captivity.
But our relief is tempered by our overwhelming concern that 220 innocent people, including 30 children, remain captive by terrorists, threatened with torture and death. They were taken by Hamas in the savage massacre of October 7, where over 1,400 Israelis were slaughtered – women raped, families burned alive, and infants beheaded.
Thank you for your unshakable moral conviction, leadership, and support for the Jewish people, who have been terrorized by Hamas since the group’s founding over 35 years ago, and for the Palestinians, who have also been terrorized, oppressed, and victimized by Hamas for the last 17 years that the group has been governing Gaza.
We all want the same thing: Freedom for Israelis and Palestinians to live side by side in peace. Freedom from the brutal violence spread by Hamas. And most urgently, in this moment, freedom for the hostages.
We urge everyone to not rest until all hostages are released. No hostage can be left behind. Whether American, Argentinian, Australian, Azerbaijani, Brazilian, British, Canadian, Chilean, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Eritrean, Filipino, French, German, Indian, Israeli, Italian, Kazakh, Mexican, Panamanian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, South African, Spanish, Sri Lankan, Thai, Ukrainian, Uzbekistani or otherwise, we need to bring them home.
Quite a few celebrities have signed the open letter, including the likes of Amy Schumer, Sacha Baron Cohen, Chris Rock, Gwyneth Paltrow, Katy Perry, Bradley Cooper, Justin Timberlake and more. Interestingly enough, Chris Jericho was also among these celebrities to sign the letter.
Chris Jericho is never afraid to stand for what he believes in no matter what anyone else has to say on any matter. Regardless, people all over the world continue to hope that the conflict between Israel and Palestine will end soon enough.
What do you think of what Chris Jericho did? Do you feel he did the right thing? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
October 28, 2023 2:13 pm
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