Gadot’s comments on Twitter regarding the violence in Jerusalem sparked a fierce backlash
Dubbed the „biggest Israeli superstar“ and „Israel’s most successful actress,“ Gal Gadot rose to fame after being crowned Miss Israel 2004. She later starred in the Fast & Furious franchise before taking on role of superhero Wonder Women in the DC Extended Universe film series. Time magazine named her of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018, and she has recently spoken out about violence against women, calling it „a terrible epidemic that needs to be eradicated.“ Gadot also has addressed her allegedly abusive relationship with Hollywood director Josh Whedon, who the actress said „threatened her career.“ However, on Wednesday Gadot was trending on social media not for anything she said on those subjects or for any recent movie roles. Rather, Gadot’s comments on Twitter regarding the violence in Jerusalem sparked a fierce backlash. It began on Wednesday morning, when from her personal account (@GalGadot), she posted what should have been seen as unifying message that called for an end to the violence. Instead it created a firestorm. The reaction to the tweet came swiftly, and without an hour there were more than 41,000 responses – many were quite hostile and included calls for Gadot to be replaced in the next Wonder Woman film, while also called her out as a „Zionist.“ Others responses tried to bring attention to Gadot’s service in the Israel Defense Force (IDF) from 2005-2007.
