After earning scathing criticism for failing to use her platform to speak on behalf during the first three days of Operation Guardian of the Walls. , Israeli actress Gal Gadot spoke out on Wednesday.
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"My heart breaks," the Wonder Woman star, who served in the IDF, wrote in a message to her 53 million Instagram followers.
"My country is at war," Gadot continued. "I worry for my family, my friends. I worry for my people. This is a vicious cycle that has been going on for far too long. Israel deserves to live as a free and safe nation. Our neighbors deserve the same … I pray for better days."
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As stated, Gadot came under fire for not speaking out on Israel's behalf as rockets from Gaza rained down on the country. Social media sites were flooded with hundreds of angry tweets and posts.
"The opposite of Wonder Woman," one person wrote.
"Gal Gadot the leftist needs to pander to the Hollywood leftists and cannot allow herself to support Israel against Palestinian terror," tweeted someone else.
Another person wrote: It's sad that many influential Jews are simply silent, such as Gal Gadot."
Alongside the anger toward the Israeli actress, however, others sought to temper the emotions and issue a reminder that despite her fame and status, Gadot is not responsible for the situation in Israel and holds no political or diplomatic title.
"Friends, Gal Gadot is not our representative, she does not represent us, Gal Gadot is a private individual. Stop with this nonsense of attributing to yourselves everything that doesn't belong to you; you're tiresome," one person posted in her defense.
"Gal Gadot never signed up to be the spokesperson for the State of Israel," another person wrote. "Yes, she is a representation of Israel, but she is not obligated to risk her career and act as a line of defense for Israel across the globe. No one person is responsible for this and it's the government's problem to resolve, it's not on Gal Gadot."
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