Gal Gadot slams America for celebrating massacre of Jews after attending Oscars: 'Never did I imagine that we would...'

Israel-born actor Gal Gadot, known for portraying Wonder Woman along with her popular role in the Fast and Furious franchise, recently spoke about the rising hostility towards Jewish people across the globe

Speaking at the Anti-Defamation League’s International Leadership Awards, where she was honoured for her unwavering support to Israel, Gal said, “As we all know, hatred, intolerance, and bigotry are on the rise. Most of us will never have experienced a worse time for antisemitism in our lifetimes, but we should feel safer knowing that the ADL has our backs."

“My name is Gal, and I’m Jewish. Isn’t it crazy that just saying that [I’m Jewish], just expressing such a simple fact about who I am, feels like a controversial statement?" she stated.

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Admitting that antisemitism was never a major concern in her life until the October 7 attack, Gal added, “I’m Israeli, of course, and I knew that antisemitism and anti-Israel hate existed. And like all of us, sometimes I’d caught a whiff of it. But I never thought of myself as being where I came from. It was an aspect of who I am, but it didn’t define me."

“Never did I imagine that we would witness a day of such death and destruction of Jews in our lifetime. And never did I imagine that on the streets of the United States and different cities around the world, we would see people not condemning Hamas, but celebrating, justifying, and cheering on a massacre of Jews," the actress shared.

Stressing the impact of these events, she went on to add, “October 7th showed us that what happens to Jews anywhere affects Jews everywhere. Not only what happens there affects us here, but what happens here affects them there. So here we are in this room together, calling for the release of every single one of our hostages."

Gal shared that many Jewish individuals, now find it “deeply unsettling" to speak up. “This has been a reality for all of us, regardless of our field or profession, including mine. But we can’t just wait, hoping for support from those who have no intention of standing with us. We need to stand up for ourselves," she concluded.