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Gal Gadot left her native Israel years ago to pursue a Hollywood career, but she has never shied away from publicly supporting the country’s internationally controversial government. She has also frequently spoken out against antisemitism. Gadot once again addressed the issue while attending the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Humanitarian Award Dinner. The international Jewish human rights organization honors the memory of those murdered by the Nazis during World War II.
“I’m frightened by how quickly hatred of Jews is spreading — and how openly it is expressed and accepted,” Gadot said in her speech. “Since the Oct. 7 massacre and the war that followed, I have found myself asking how far this can go. If people get used to hearing and seeing hatred and looking the other way, then where does it end?”
Skydance Chairman and CEO David Ellison and co-CEO Ynon Kreiz also attended the dinner, which came shortly after the company completed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Ellison later shared a photo of the three together on his official X account, as seen above.
Kreiz is Israeli and Jewish, and Gadot singled him out during her speech. She said that what gave her hope was seeing someone like Kreiz remain steadfast and refuse to back down. According to Gadot, he understood the pain their community was enduring and had stepped forward to confront antisemitism with conviction and heart. She described his leadership as a beacon of light capable of giving people courage in a dark time.
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Ellison’s post and Gadot’s speech quickly fueled speculation that the two sides could be discussing a potential collaboration. The most obvious theory is that Ellison and Kreiz may be looking to bring Gadot back to the DC Universe as Wonder Woman. The chatter comes after DC Studios underwent a major leadership shake-up, with former co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran removed from their posts. Some fans now see an opening for Zack Snyder’s DC Extended Universe to make a comeback.
However, Gadot’s remarks about antisemitism once again sparked a deeply divided response. Many online critics argued that she routinely frames public anger toward the Israeli government as hatred of Jewish people while avoiding questions about the government’s own conduct.