Opinion | Antisemitism is becoming common in cultural and entertainment settings

Michal Cotler-Wunsh, formerly Israel’s special envoy for combating antisemitism, is chief executive of the International Legal Forum, where Nadav Steinman is board chair.

What do musicians Paul Simon, Sting and Annie Lennox, along with actors Mark Ruffalo, Tilda Swinton and Benedict Cumberbatch, and writer Margaret Atwood and Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, all have in common? They are among 200 signatories to a letter last week calling on Israel to release convicted Palestinian terrorist Marwan Barghouti.