We deeply mourn the deaths of innocent Palestinians ensnared in the violence in Gaza.
We feel for all our members who have been affected, directly and indirectly.
But the WGA West and the WGA East previously insisted they would not officially comment on the tragedy.
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For these reasons, we have decided not to comment publicly.
The WGA East has still not altered its stance of no statement.
This was and is a difficult balance to strike.
But the list of national and international tragedies we have not commented on is large.
We are American labor leaders, aware of our limitations and humbled by the magnitude of this conflict.
The murder of so many innocent people in Israel is an abomination.
We deeply mourn the deaths of innocent Palestinians ensnared in the violence in Gaza.
We feel for all our members who have been affected, directly and indirectly.
What any of us write and say should not put writers in peril with each other.
