The number of film industry professionals who have signed a pledge not to work with Israeli film institutions that are “implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people” has neared 4,000. The pledge, shared on 8 September by campaign group Film Workers For Palestine, initially received 1,300 signatories, including The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri, The Roses’ Olivia Coleman, The History of Sound’s Josh O’Connor, and The White Lotus’s Aimee Lou Wood. By Wednesday 10 September, the number of signatories had more than doubled, surpassing 3,900. The list of Hollywood talent who have now signed the pledge includes a number of queer stars, such as Heartstopper’s Joe Locke, Elliot Page, and House of the Dragon’s Emma D’Arcy. Stars who signed the pledge agree “not to screen films, appear at or otherwise work with Israeli film institutions” – such as film festivals or production companies – that are “implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people”. The group sta...