Wonder Woman' Star Gal Gadot Gets Backlash for Statement on Israel-Palestine Violence

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“Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot, who was born in Israel and served a mandatory two years as a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces, released a statement on the recent violence between Israel and Palestine that drew backlash from fans.

“My heart breaks. My country is at war,” Gadot posted in a statement on Twitter on Wednesday. “I worry for my family, my friends. I worry for my people. This is a vicious cycle that has been going on for far too long. Israel deserves to live as a free and safe nation. Our neighbors deserve the same. I pray for the victims and their families, I pray for this unimaginable hostility to end, I pray for our leaders to find the solution so we could live side by side in peace. I pray for better days.”

Link to tweet

Gadot’s statement immediately became a hotly debated topic on Twitter, where people called out her use of the word “neighbors” instead of referencing Palestine by name and her support of Israel during the country’s violent attacks on Palestine. Some Twitter users began criticizing her role as Wonder Woman, which landed a third film with director Patty Jenkins in late 2020 after the release of “Wonder Woman 1984.”

Gadot’s history with the Israel Defense Forces has stirred up controversy in the past, considering her A-list Hollywood status as the lead of Warner Bros. and DC Comics’ “Wonder Woman” franchise and one of the co-stars in “Justice League.” In 2017, Lebanon’s Ministry of Economy banned the release of “Wonder Woman” over Gadot’s involvement and the country’s war with Israel.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/wonder-woman-star-gal-gadot-183304476.html

[madaboutharry]

1. She has every right to love and defend her country.

Some people have such hatred for Israel that they can not see reason when it is right in front of them.

[jimfields33]

2. +1,000,000

[Budi]

6. K & R Thank You for your post. Wasn't it the UN that designated the land to Israel?

The bitterness has been generational & has to end.


Gadot is right.

[Beakybird]

7. K&R. She spoke like a stateswoman imo.

[The Magistrate]

3. Nothing Wrong With That Statement, Sir

"I hear Umbrage has been taken. It must be quite a small village, I can't find it on the map."

[bullimiami]

5. Yeah I'm just not getting the outrage???

[Make7]

4. She is such a horrible person.

That's causing a controversy? People are searching way too hard for things to take offense with.

[Jirel]

8. Just another reason I won't watch her movies.

The first Winder Woman movie was so grossly misogynistic I left before the end. I didn’t know her politics until afterward, but if I had, I wouldn’t have even checked that one out. Supporting Israel as it oppressed and commits genocide upon the Palestinians is no better than J. K. Rowling being a proud TERF.

[Budi]

10. That's how I feel about the Turks' slaughter of the Armenians.

Although in that case Turkey denied it happened. Like those who deny the Holocost.

[mn9driver]

9. Predictable.

I don't think it is possible to issue a statement that would not leave someone upset.

We're talking about a world class unsolvable, messy tragedy.