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You know that saying, “The apple didn’t fall far from the tree”? It usually refers to how similar a child is to one of his or her parents. Well, in the case of popular actress Angelina Jolie, that colloquialism could not be more wrong. She definitely inherited her acting talent from her father, outspoken conservative Jon Voight, but when it comes to politics, she has a different view of the world, especially regarding Israel.
The stance she’s taking on the Jewish state is pretty much par for the course for Hollywood, which is a shame. In her younger days, Jolie never struck me as one who would conform to popular opinion, opting instead to think for herself. That doesn’t seem to ring true these days.
A report from Breitbart has revealed that Jolie published a post on Instagram where she swung for the fences on Israel and its bombing of Gaza following the horrific terrorist attacks perpetrated by Hamas. Those attacks left 1,400 civilians dead.
Jolie started off on the right foot, condemning the actions of Hamas, but then she slammed the Israel Defense Forces for bombing Gaza in retaliation. What Jolie and so many others who have weighed in on this matter ignore is the fact that Hamas is using the people of Gaza as human shields, which does indeed result in casualties. However, Israel is doing everything it can to root out the actual terrorists and not harm the innocent people caught in the middle, and that’s far more than what Hamas did.
“Like millions around the world I have spent the last weeks sick and angry at the terrorist attack in Israel, the death of so many innocent civilians, and wondering how best to help.
