British arts figures are among the signatories of an open letter calling for an international military boycott of Israel.
Filmmakers Mike Leigh and Ken Loach, playwright Caryl Churchill and Pink Floyd star Roger Waters are among those who have backed the call for "urgent" international action in the wake of this month's Gaza fighting.
They have been joined by other longtime critics of Israel in backing the letter, including Nobel prizewinner Mairead Maguire, who co-founded a group that sought non-violent means to end factional violence in Northern Ireland, and academic Noam Chomsky.
The letter, as quoted in the Guardian, said that the signatories were "horrified at the latest round of Israeli aggression" and condemned "the impunity that has enabled this new chapter in Israel's decades-old violations of international law and Palestinian rights".
