Israel's minister for culture and sports has denounced Natalie Portman's decision to decline an award in her homeland of Israel over politics.
"I was saddened to hear that Natalie Portman has fallen as a ripe fruit in the hands of BDS supporters," stated Miri Regev, associating the actress' act with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel. "Natalie, a Jewish actress who was born in Israel, now joins those who refer to the success and wonder of the rebirth of Israel as 'a tale of darkness and darkness.'"
Regev's reference was to the Oscar winner's 2015 directorial feature debut...
"I was saddened to hear that Natalie Portman has fallen as a ripe fruit in the hands of BDS supporters," stated Miri Regev, associating the actress' act with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel. "Natalie, a Jewish actress who was born in Israel, now joins those who refer to the success and wonder of the rebirth of Israel as 'a tale of darkness and darkness.'"
Regev's reference was to the Oscar winner's 2015 directorial feature debut...
- 4/20/2018
- by David Caspi,Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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