Pro-Israel Hollywood Speaks Out

gal-gadotMany celebrities recently have voiced their concern for innocents dying in Gaza. Unfortunately, since the entertainment biz leans heavily to the left, they do so by turning a blind eye to Hamas’ responsibility and unfairly bashing Israel. But there is more support for Israel in Hollywood than one might suspect, and more and more conservative stars are daring to express that support unabashedly.

In the wake of their highly controversial participation in an open letter from Spain’s artistic community criticizing Israel’s “genocide” of so-called Palestinians, husband-and-wife actors Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz seemed shocked at the backlash they received, including from colleagues in Tinseltown. Outspoken Hollywood conservative Jon Voight blasted Bardem and Cruz and their ilk in his own open letter defending Israel. Bardem and Cruz both followed up with statements attempting to clarify their position and defending themselves against charges of anti-Semitism.

Now Dean Cain, of television Superman fame, said recently on Fox’s Outnumbered that in the Gaza conflict, it is Israel that best represents Superman’s credo, “truth, justice, and the American way.” He declared that as a democracy threatened by terrorists, Israel deserves our wholehearted support. “Clearly Hamas are terrorists,” said Cain, “and if rockets were being fired from Mexico into my home town of San Diego, Americans wouldn’t accept that for a minute. We’d be taking over that part of Mexico and making it part of California.” Dean must be thinking of the pre-Obama America; today’s anti-colonialist President is more likely to surrender San Diego to Mexico.

Another superhero – Gal Gadot, who will play Wonder Woman in the upcoming Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justicespoke out as well via social media, posting this on Facebook:

I am sending my love and prayers to my fellow Israeli citizens. Especially to all the boys and girls who are risking their lives protecting my country against the horrific acts conducted by Hamas, who are hiding like cowards behind women and children…We shall overcome!!! Shabbat Shalom!

Gadot is a former Miss Israel who served two years in the Israeli Defense Forces. In a 2011 interview, she stated that

I don’t feel like I’m an ambassador for my country, but I do talk about Israel a lot – I enjoy telling people about where I come from and my religion. I find that people in the U.S., especially in Hollywood, tend to have positive opinions on Israel – both Jewish and non-Jewish people alike. But when I travel to Europe, people often don’t know as much about Israel, and sadly a lot of them have a negative impression of the country.

Perhaps she should be an ambassador, because she handled that last sentence very diplomatically. That was in 2011; these days Europe is a raging hotbed of open Jew-hatred. In any case, bravo for her.

Others in the entertainment industry have spoken out as well, among them: the always blunt shock jock Howard Stern, who asserted that if you’re anti-Israel, you’re anti-American; the even blunter comedienne Joan Rivers, who advised pro-“Palestinian” pop stars Rihanna and Selena Gomez to “shut up, put on pretty clothes, and get themselves off of drugs”; Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli, who Instagramed her respect for the “Brave young men who have protected our country from terror. My heart goes out to their families. They will always be remembered and respected #RIP”; Big Bang Theory actress Mayim Bialik, who donated money to buy bulletproof vests for the IDF; and actors and perennial Twitter warriors Adam Baldwin and Nick Searcy.

A particularly compelling voice was that of Ryan Kavanaugh, CEO of entertainment studio Relativity Media and grandson of a Holocaust survivor. In an open letter to industry paper The Hollywood Reporter, Kavanaugh wrote a passionate defense of Israel and urged his Hollywood cohorts to “be thankful you live in and around Hollywood,” because

If you’re a woman, gay, Christian, Jewish or just non-Muslim and reading this, be thankful you don’t live in Gaza. Not only would you not be allowed to read this, you probably would be publicly executed. If you’ve ever voiced an opinion that isn’t shared by Hamas publicly or merely attended a meeting where people are discussing anything Hamas does not support, be thankful you don’t live in Gaza, as you probably would be publicly executed.

He pointed out that “Israel is one of the most creative nations on the planet, in every dimension of life — invention, research, technology and yes, the arts.” By contrast, Hamas is “one of the most anti-Western, anti-creative, violent forces on the planet”:

So when we see some in Hollywood — truly gifted artists and good people — aligning themselves with views that would be supported by Hamas, which fires rockets frequently and indiscriminately at innocent Tel Aviv citizens, we have to wonder what they’re thinking. Are they thinking?

No. Thinking is an impediment to pushing an anti-Israel narrative that doesn’t conform to the facts. It also frequently contradicts feeling, which is what celebrity progressives rely on to form their passionate political positions.

Kavanaugh pulled no punches about Hamas being “virulently committed to killing Jews and destroying Israel.” Paraphrasing Benjamin Netanyahu, Kavanaugh states that “If Israel were to put down its arms tomorrow, Israel would be decimated and all its citizens killed within 24 hours. If Hamas were to put down its arms tomorrow, there would be immediate peace.” Then he asks his Hollywood colleagues, “How can a Hollywood community so tolerant … tolerate this utter tyranny?”

Of course, the answer to this question is that Hollywood progressives aren’t tolerant – progressivism is ultimately totalitarian. Instead of standing up for Western liberal democracies like Israel (or the United States, for that matter) that support human rights, civil rights, women’s rights, gay rights, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the rest, Hollywood leftists have allied themselves, either unwittingly or intentionally, with Islamic supremacists sworn to bring those democracies to their knees.

If more showbiz conservatives keep speaking out, perhaps their progressive counterparts will have less of a stranglehold on Hollywood.

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  • Lanna

    We all need to stand up for truth…those who are in the limelight with presence, can do a lot to bring attention to tyranny and anti-semetism….to fight it and to make people aware of the total unfairness that has been directed at the Jewish people an Israel.

    • keithbreedlove

      But don’t you realize that Progressive Truth trumps mere objective truth?

      • 12banjo

        The progressives I have known have no affection for the idea of truth, period. When they are apprised of lies, they just smirk like Mussolini Barry.

  • Pepe Turcon

    Wait for a few car bombs down Hollywood Ave for them all to understand what a heck is happening.

    • IslamDownpressesHumanity

      It wouldn’t make a difference, most of the Hollywood elite live nowhere near Hollywood. I don’t even know if most movies are even made in Hollywood or its environs anymore.

  • Adolphus

    I still say, when referring to or using the word ‘progressive/ism/s’ or other various forms, either capitalize the P, put quotation marks around the word, italicize the word or identify it in some way that does not abuse the regular meaning of the word.

  • 12banjo

    whoa–Gadot is IDF! How hot is that? Any pics of her in her uniform, and armed?

  • wileyvet

    I live in a small northern Canadian town and proudly wear my Support Israel, IDF and Long Live Israel t-shirts every chance I get. In so doing I have met an English Zionist, a Filipino health care worker who lived in Israel for 4 years, several people from local churches that support Israel and a lady who stopped me in the Walmart parking lot and told me her family supports Israel too. Our town is now seeing the arrival almost weekly of more Muslims. In my own townhouse complex there seems to be two occupied by Muhammadans. Can’t wait for Israeli flags to hang in my windows. I know I will have a confrontation with them soon, and am ready for them. Next up is to personally go to any and all Muslim run businesses which I believe there are several, and tell them why I will not give them my business. I do not support Jihad, or condone their intolerance as sanctioned by their hideous Koran, and their demented prophet.

    • supportisraeluk

      Brilliant! Well said and well done! Where I live in Birmingham, England, muslims are taking over the city and teaching their offspring their fanatical drivel about dying a martyr and receiving 72 virgins blah de blah (to do what with? Abuse presumably!) they also teach their kids that all white women are prostitutes. They live in their own enclaves and do not mix. Except muslim men, who happily chat up white women, obviously as they think were prostitutes and gagging for them. There is no such thing as free speech. You are denounced as a racist. 1st line of defence for someone in the wrong the ” race card.”

  • Atikva

    We live in a time when artists, talented or not, seem to believe that they have to jump in the political arena and trumpet their support for their favorite political causes, probably under the illusion that the public at large is interested in their political views or needs their guidance to understand what’s going on in the world.

    And while these “artists” play politicians instead of learning their craft, politicians play the parts that got them elected to stay in power – and with much more talent that their Hollywood counterparts.

    Unfortunately, this exchange or roles has proved totally counter productive: our “celebs” have proven beyond the shadow of a doubt that most of them are painfully pea-brained, most of our politicians stink to high heaven, Hollywood keeps producing one dud after another and the silver screen art is dead.

    • Donna

      I completely agree with every word you have written here.
      Very well said. Thank you

  • JaneSmith100

    Unfortunately that’s not enough. Where’s Spielberg, Geffen, etc? The BIG money machers? Weinstein? Nowhere.

    And unfortunately, the daughter-in-law of Front Page Mag founder Horowitz, Horowitz’s wife (founder’s DIL) is a supporter of Palestinians & against Israel, as well as her own daughter, not Horowitz’s bio-daughter. She reaps the $ from the Horowitz family but her and her mother are both big time donors to BO/Dems,

    Well, what will Horowitz say to his son? BTW, you can research the Horowitz DIL’s donations, I did. Shocking but not surprising.

    • IslamDownpressesHumanity

      Um, how can the DIL of David Horowitz also be his wife? Because that’s how that sentence reads to me: “the daughter-in-law of FPM founder Horowitz, Horowitz’s wife (founder’s DIL)…”. I’d like to see proof of your allegations and perhaps a more cogent statement of just what they are.

  • Susan

    For a list of gentile Israel supporters go to http://www.righttruth.typepad.com and look for the article by Susan North

  • Cee Valentine

    Bar Rafaeli dodged army service in Israel by doing a fake marriage and you quote her?..keep the jokes coming..

  • ylem

    If more conservative-thinking actors would speak out, it would eventually embarrass the Leftist actors because it would show how ignorant they are on the issues. Most actors are very insecure and they need people to like them. They will go along with the crowd.

  • jojo

    keep supporting the IDF child killer scum

  • honest opinion

    fuck israel ,they’re genocidal