Gal Gadot is doubling down on her support for Israel in its war against Hamas — revealing she’s “shocked” at the response she received after speaking out.
The “Snow White” star, 39, is from Petah Tikva, Israel, and addressed the controversy her comments made following the Oct. 7, 2023 massacre.
“I was shocked by the amount of hate, by the amount of how much people think they know when they actually have no idea, and also by how the media is not fair many times. So I had to speak up,” Gadot told Variety in an interview before her Walk of Fame Ceremony on Tuesday, which was disrupted by anti-Israeli protesters.
The actress immediately showed her support on social media after the attack.
“I stand with Israel, you should too,” she shared via Instagram on Oct. 7, 2023. “The world cannot sit on the fence when these horrific acts of terror are happening!”
Gadot has continued to advocate for the hostages, having viewpoints that are opposite to those of her “Snow White” co-star Rachel Zegler.
The star — who plays the Evil Queen in Disney’s remake — revealed why she could not sit idly by while acknowledging that she usually does not speak publicly about politics.
“After October 7th [2023], I don’t talk politics — because who cares about the celebrity talking about politics? I’m an artist. I want to entertain people,” Gadot told Variety. “I want to bring hope and be a beacon of light whenever I say anything about the world.”
“But on October 7th, when people were abducted from their homes, from their beds, men, women, children, elderly, Holocaust survivors, were going through the horrors of what happened that day, I could not be silent.”
Before accepting her star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame this week, Gadot’s ceremony was interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters, who held up signs reading, “Heros Fight Like Palestinians,” “Viva Viva Palestina” and “No Other Land Won Oscar.”
They also chanted, “Up up with liberation, down down with occupation,” and “Not another nickel, not another dime, no more money for Israel’s crime.”
Law enforcement had a presence at the event and broke up a clash between the pro-Palestinian camp and pro-Israeli demonstrators, who also showed up.
Police were also spotted handcuffing a number of protesters, according to TMZ.
A spokesperson for the LAPD told The Post that officers “were assigned to the location, provided crowd control, and kept the peace.” Despite the disturbance at the ceremony, “There were no arrests.”
