It has been one month since the siege of Gaza began. The Palestinian death toll nears 10,000 with countless others injured. The world, however, is doing next to nothing. And by the world, we mean those in governments and those with public platforms.

You may wonder why we’re focusing on celebrities — people who are often there to entertain, not educate. Here’s why — they are the original ‘influencers’. And when millions of people across the globe are making themselves seen and heard, celebrities need to join them instead of avoiding the public eye.

Celebrities have a great sway over public opinion. You may not always value their opinion or their words, but there are a lot of impressionable people around the world who look up to them enough to believe what they have to say and be influenced by it. At a time when a people are being massacred, for so many celebrities with such huge followings and public sway to be silent is criminal.

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