Editing Jane Fonda (section)

===Israeli–Palestinian conflict===
In December 2002, Fonda visited [[Israel]] and the [[West Bank]] as part of a tour focusing on stopping violence against women. She demonstrated with [[Women in Black]] against Israel's occupation of the West Bank and [[Gaza Strip]] outside the residence of Israel's Prime Minister. She later visited Jewish and Arab doctors, and patients at a Jerusalem hospital, followed by visits to [[Ramallah]] to see a physical rehabilitation center and Palestinian refugee camp.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2595375.stm "Fonda joins Jerusalem demo"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122103909/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2595375.stm |date=November 22, 2008 }}. [[BBC News Online]]. December 2, 2002; accessed February 8, 2014.</ref>

In September 2009, she was one of more than 1,500 signatories to a letter protesting the [[2009 Toronto International Film Festival]]'s spotlight on [[Tel Aviv]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.democracynow.org/2009/9/14/no_celebration_of_occupation_1_500|title=No Celebration of Occupation: 1,500 Artists and Writers Sign Letter Protesting Toronto Film Festival Decision to Spotlight Tel Aviv|work=Democracy Now!|date=September 14, 2009|access-date=December 28, 2012|archive-date=December 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121217084042/http://www.democracynow.org/2009/9/14/no_celebration_of_occupation_1_500|url-status=live}}</ref> The protest letter said that the spotlight on Tel Aviv was part of "the Israeli propaganda machine" because it was supported in part by funding from the Israeli government and had been described by the Israeli Consul General Amir Gissin as being part of a [[Brand Israel]] campaign intended to draw attention away from [[Israeli–Palestinian conflict|Israel's conflict with the Palestinians]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cjnews.com/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15198&pop=1&page=0&Itemid=86 |title=Brand Israel set to launch in GTA |access-date=September 14, 2009 |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912044103/http://www.cjnews.com/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15198&pop=1&page=0&Itemid=86 |archive-date=September 12, 2009 }} ''[[Canadian Jewish News]]''. August 21, 2009; accessed February 8, 2014.</ref><ref name="CBCNewsAug282009">[https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/canadian-director-protests-tiff-tel-aviv-spotlight-1.789117 "Canadian director protests TIFF Tel Aviv spotlight"] . [[CBC News]]. August 29, 2009.</ref><ref>French, Cameron (September 4, 2009). [https://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE5825G720090904 "Artists protest Tel Aviv focus at Toronto film fest"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308140921/https://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE5825G720090904 |date=March 8, 2021 }}. [[Reuters]].</ref> Other signers included actor [[Danny Glover]], musician [[David Byrne]], journalist [[John Pilger]], and authors [[Alice Walker]], [[Naomi Klein]], and [[Howard Zinn]].<ref>Knegt, Peter (September 3, 2009). [https://www.indiewire.com/article/fonda_loach_and_klein_among_those_joining_protest_against_tiff/ "Fonda, Loach and Klein Among Those Joining Protest Against TIFF"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224045416/http://www.indiewire.com/article/fonda_loach_and_klein_among_those_joining_protest_against_tiff |date=February 24, 2014 }}. IndieWire.com.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/article/fonda_loach_and_klein_among_those_joining_protest_against_tiff/P1 |title=An Open Letter to the Toronto International Film Festival |work=indieWIRE |access-date=September 5, 2009 |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090906113128/http://www.indiewire.com/article/fonda_loach_and_klein_among_those_joining_protest_against_tiff/P1 |archive-date=September 6, 2009 }}. September 2, 2009; accessed February 8, 2014.</ref>

Fonda, in ''[[The Huffington Post]]'', said she regretted some of the language used in the original protest letter and how it "was perhaps too easily misunderstood. It certainly has been wildly distorted. Contrary to the lies that have been circulated, the protest letter was not demonizing Israeli films and filmmakers." She continued, writing "the greatest 're-branding' of Israel would be to celebrate that country's long standing, courageous and robust peace movement by helping to end the blockade of Gaza through negotiations with all parties to the conflict, and by stopping the expansion of West Bank settlements. That's the way to show Israel's commitment to peace, not a PR campaign. There will be no two-state solution unless this happens."<ref name="FondaHP2009">Fonda, Jane (September 15, 2009). [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jane-fonda/expanding-the-narrative_b_286406.html "Expanding the Narrative"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524014620/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jane-fonda/expanding-the-narrative_b_286406.html |date=May 24, 2017 }}. ''[[The Huffington Post]]''.</ref> Fonda emphasized that she, "in no way, support[s] the destruction of Israel. I am for the two-state solution. I have been to Israel many times and love the country and its people."<ref name="FondaHP2009" /> Several prominent Atlanta Jews subsequently signed a letter to ''The Huffington Post'' rejecting the vilification of Fonda, who they described as "a strong supporter and friend of Israel".<ref>Minkin, David (September 14, 2009). [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-minkin/atlanta-jews-reject-vilif_b_285755.html "Atlanta Jews Reject Vilification and Stand Up for Jane Fonda"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165257/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-minkin/atlanta-jews-reject-vilif_b_285755.html |date=March 3, 2016 }}. ''[[The Huffington Post]]''; accessed February 8, 2014.</ref>