LONDON: Dozens of musicians, actors, filmmakers, authors and sports figures have chosen to speak out about the Gaza conflict, ldnews.com reported.

Actor Wallace Shawn is willing to put up with jeers on the street for his opinions about the violence. And Mark Ruffalo is determined to air his views on Israeli genocide on Twitter.

And Penelope Cruz and husband Javier Bardem joined 100 Spanish signees of an open letter calling the Israeli attacks genocide. Later, more participants sought to tone down the rhetoric.