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.”
The latest of Disney’s live-action remakes of the studio’s animated classics, “Snow White” has been dogged by controversy for years.
The casting of Latina actress Zegler in the lead role sparked an outcry from some. The movie’s treatment of Snow White’s “dwarves” also elicited scrutiny. “Game of Thrones” star Peter Dinklage, who has achondroplasia — a type of dwarfism — blasted Disney for being insensitive toward little people.
The House of Mouse heard what the “Station Agent” star had to say and changed the film’s name to simply “Snow White.” The company also shared that it would be “taking a different approach with these seven characters and have been consulting with members of the dwarfism community” in an effort “to avoid reinforcing stereotypes from the original animated film.”
That different approach meant replacing the dwarves with “magical creatures” of all sizes and genders — a move that prompted accusations that the film was too “politically correct” and “woke.”
Still unable to steer clear of public hand-ringing, Disney drew more backlash after deciding to instead animate the dwarves using CGI rather than with actors who are little people.
Meanwhile, Zegler sparked fury when she called the animated “Snow White” “extremely dated,” insisting the remake would not paint her character as a damsel in distress. She also went on a social media rant against those who voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 election.
The gulf between Zegler’s and Gadot’s political views allegedly caused behind-the-scenes drama that spilled out onto the front pages, with sources telling People that they have “nothing in common.”
The many controversies led Disney to scale back its premiere, much to the chagrin of some of its cast.
While both Gadot and Zegler attended the event, they did not do a Q&A or any press interviews.
