'We Know You Care:' Celebrities Urge Dr. Jill Biden to Call for Ceasefire in Gaza
In a powerful Mother’s Day video, celebrities including Annie Lennox, Cynthia Nixon, V (formerly Eve Ensler), Ilana Glazer and others appealed to the first lady to use her 'immense power.'
Celebrities including Annie Lennox, Cynthia Nixon, V (formerly Eve Ensler), Ilana Glazer and others are calling on First Lady Dr. Jill Biden to use her “immense power” to call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. In a powerful Mother’s Day video, they also urged the first lady to call for the release of all hostages, the immediate delivery of aid, and the guaranteed safety of humanitarian workers, doctors, journalists and all civilians.
The celebrities appealed to Dr. Biden as “mothers, and daughters, and grandmothers, sisters, and advocates for peace and justice, and simply human beings.”
“Dr. Biden, we are calling on you today because we know you are all of those things as well, and because of the immense power you hold as first lady of the United States,” the celebrities said. “....We are calling on you to use your impact, your moral c…
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