We, former senior government officials, ambassadors and former members of the defense establishment, high-tech and communication professionals, scientists and researchers, writers and artists from all walks of life and creativity in Israel, express deep shock and concern in the face of the harsh images of the Taliban's occupation of Afghanistan.
Recent news indicate the concentration of unmarried women aged twelve to forty-five, to be used as war trophies, to satisfy the needs of Taliban fighters, as well as the execution of human and civil rights activists.
As members of the Jewish people, who 77 years ago knocked on the doors of the free world seeking refuge from its destruction by the Nazi, we cannot remain indifferent in light of the cry for help from the women and men, the citizens of Afghanistan
We call upon the leaders of the free world, including Israel, to come together and send an airlift that can take on women and girls, human and civil rights activists, members of the media, in order transfer them to places of shelter.
Hurry up! Every passing hour brings the Afghan people closer to humanitarian catastrophe and to fatal abuses of human rights
- Prof' Niv Ahituv
- Orna Akad, director and playwriter
- Yossi Alfi – poet and theatre person
- Ruti Alon, Medstrada, Founder and CEO
- Colette Avital, former ambassador and member of the Knesset
- Daniel Carmon,former Ambassador to India and SriLanka
- Opher Aviran, former ambassador
- Prof. Elisha Bartov
- Tom Baikin-O'hayon, writer
- Yinon Ben-Neriah, MD-PhD
- Orna Berry, Ph.D.
- Barukh Binah
- Dafna Holz Lechner, Adv.
- Nurit Binah, Architect
- Maya Buenos, Theatre
- Prof. Rivka Carmi
- Prof. Yadin Dudai
- Dr. Rina Dudai
- Prof. Yuval Dor
- Seffy Efrati
- Tamar Elkeles
- Esty G. Hayim, writer
- Prof. David Harel
- Yoav Itamar, poet adn playwriter
- Prof. Daphna Joel
- Judith Katzir, writer
- Alona Kimhi, writer
- Ron Kitrey Brig. Gen. (Ret.)
- Brig Gen (res.) Offer Lapidot
- Motti Lerner, playwriter
- Guy Meroz
- Daniella Michaeli, Theater Director
- Arlette Mintzer, poet
- Uri Mor, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
- Hillel Mitelpunkt, playwriter
- Prof. Fania Oz-Salzberger
- Meli Polishook Bloch, former member of the Knesset
- Dalia Prashker
- Prof.Francis Radai
- Ze'ev Raz
- Yoval Rechavi
- Dr. Diti Ronen
- Dr. Amalia Rosenblum
- Oz Rotbart, poet
- Tamar Samash, former ambassador
- Prof Yigal Schwartz
- Zeruya Shalev, writer
- Ilan Sheinfeld, poet and novelist
- Shez, poet
- Rochel Sylvetsky, Orot Academy
- Joshua Sobol, playwriter
- Nava Swersky Sofer, Adv.
- Yeshayahu Tadmor, Prof. Education
- Prof. Yoed Tsur
- Nira Tuval, CEO of the Hebrew Writers Association
- Sara Von Shwartze, actress
- Dr. Laura Wharton
- Prof. Shimon Yankielowicz
- Noa Yedlin, writer
- Esti Zakheim, Actress
- Chanochi Zaks, writer
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