The petition calls him a “leader” and a “visionary.” In reality, he’s a convicted terrorist serving five life sentences plus 40 years for attacks that murdered five Israeli civilians.

Big names like Stephen Fry, Miriam Margolyes, Paul Simon, Ilana Glazer, Mark Ruffalo, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sting, Annie Lennox, and Margaret Atwood all signed on — many of the same voices who pledged to boycott Israel’s film industry.

Maybe they don’t know his record. But the terror groups also demanding his release certainly do.