ia ▁He aton , ▁Jacob ▁Rich ler , ▁No ah ▁Rich ler , ▁George ▁F . ▁Walker ▁and ▁Mos es ▁Z na imer . ▁The ▁letter ▁said : Any one ▁who ▁has ▁actually ▁seen ▁recent ▁Isra eli ▁cinema , ▁mov ies ▁that ▁are ▁political ▁and ▁personal , ▁com ic ▁and ▁trag ic , ▁often ▁critical , ▁knows ▁they ▁are ▁in ▁no ▁way ▁a ▁propag anda ▁arm ▁for ▁any ▁government ▁policy . ▁Black list ing ▁them ▁only ▁st if les ▁the ▁exchange ▁of ▁cultural ▁knowledge ▁that ▁artists ▁should ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁defend ▁and ▁protect . ▁ ▁Jane ▁F onda , ▁in ▁a ▁posting ▁on ▁H uff ington ▁Post , ▁says ▁that ▁she ▁now ▁reg rets ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁language ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁protest ▁letter ▁and ▁how ▁it ▁" was ▁perhaps ▁too ▁easily ▁misunder stood . ▁It ▁certainly ▁has ▁been ▁wild ly ▁dist orted . ▁Con tr ary ▁to ▁the ▁lies ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁circul ated , ▁the ▁protest ▁letter ▁was ▁not ▁demon izing ▁Isra eli ▁films ▁and ▁film m akers ." ▁ ▁She ▁continued ▁writing ▁" the ▁greatest ▁' re - brand ing ' ▁of ▁Israel ▁would ▁be ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁that ▁country ' s ▁long ▁standing , ▁courage ous ▁and ▁robust ▁peace ▁movement ▁by ▁helping ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁block ade ▁of ▁Gaz a ▁through ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁all ▁parties ▁to ▁the ▁conflict , ▁and ▁by ▁stopping ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁West ▁Bank ▁settlement s . ▁That ' s ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁show ▁Israel ' s ▁commit ment ▁to ▁peace , ▁not ▁a