ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS)
Giving Gal Gadot the poison apple will not liberate Palestinians
Zina Rakhamilova
April 15, 2024

“A character that tries to kill a child and steal her kingdom. How fitting.” Those are the words used to describe Israeli-Jewish actress Gal Gadot. The live-action remake of Disney’s Snow White is set to hit theatres in March 2025. While many are excited to see their childhood film brought to life, a group of pro-Hamas activists is calling for a boycott because the film features Israeli actress Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen… Israeli Eurovision representative Eden Golan was forced to hire security measures typically reserved for world leaders. She had to wear a disguise on the rare occasions she left her hotel…Calls to boycott Snow White are spreading across social media, with statements like: “They’ve cast Israeli terrorist Gal Gadot in the film. She’s a trained killer who served in the Israeli degenerate forces.” READ MORE

JPOST Gal Gadot haters call for Snow White boycott, co-star Rachel Zegler voices support for Palestine Zegler posted the trailer on her X account, noting the film would be released in 2025 and thanking viewers for their support, then added in a comment, “and always remember, free Palestine.”

CREATIVE COMMUNITY FOR PEACE 150+ Entertainment Industry Leaders Call on Emmys to Rescind Nomination of Bisan Owda Amidst Ties to Terrorist Organization More than 150 entertainment industry leaders signed an open letter released by the nonprofit organization, Creative Community For Peace (CCFP), urging the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) to rescind the Emmy nomination of Bisan Atef Owda for the 2024 News & Documentary category. The letter, which comes in response to Owda’s nomination for the documentary “It’s Bisan From Gaza and I’m Still Alive,” calls on NATAS to rescind the nominations due to Owda’s documented ties to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a United States-designated terrorist organization.

INSIDE HIGHER ED AAUP Faces Criticism for Reversal on Academic Boycotts The American Association of University Professors announced Monday it had dropped its categorical opposition BDS. Critics say the organization has changed for the worse, but its new president isn’t backing down…Academia leans very heavily to the left, so a lot of professors naturally bring left-wing political interests with them into their organizations…” There’s real interest among politically activist academics in taking part in the boycotts, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel…