ISRAEL (VINnews) — Actress Emma Watson is facing backlash from Israel supporters, after she posted a pro-Palestinian message on social media.
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On Sunday night, the “Harry Potter” star posted a picture on Instagram of a rally of pro-Palestinian activists, with the phrase “solidarity is a verb” written in large letters.
Fiction may work in Harry Potter but it does not work in reality. If it did, the magic used in the wizarding world could eliminate the evils of Hamas (which oppresses women & seeks the annihilation of Israel) and the PA (which supports terror). I would be in favor of that! pic.twitter.com/u1TrP3sqSS
— Ambassador Gilad Erdan גלעד ארדן (@giladerdan1) January 3, 2022
In response, Gilad Erdan, Israeli Ambassador to the UN, tweeted: “Fiction may work in Harry Potter but it does not work in reality. If it did, the magic used in the wizarding world could eliminate the evils of Hamas (which oppresses women & seeks the annihilation of Israel) and the PA (which supports terror). I would be in favor of that!”
Watson has a history of being a vocal supporter of leftist policies. She has expressed support for Palestinians in the past and is one of many leftist celebrities who has professed solidarity with the group. Multiple Palestinian and Arabic newspapers praised her offensive Instagram post.
However many Israelis condemned her, with some even labeling her antisemitic. Others pointed out that Hamas’ cruel treatment of women goes against Watson’s history of supporting feminism.
10 points from Gryffindor for being an antisemite.@EmmaWatson pic.twitter.com/Qaqkx36JSg
— Ambassador Danny Danon | דני דנון (@dannydanon) January 3, 2022
Danny Danon, former Israeli Ambassador to the UN, made reference to Harry Potter, by tweeting that he was taking “10 points from Gryffindor for being an antisemite.”
Just another dumb actress, supporting the terrorists.
The irony is that Watson and her costars recently made a big deal of distancing themselves from JK Rowling over her “TERF” viewpoints and reiterating her support for so-called “trans-women”. When’s somebody gonna tell her how the fakestinians feel about the trans agenda?
I think Israeli politicians and representatives should not comment on those instagram messages. Why does a politician need to answer an actress? Just gives her more importance than she deserves and validates her.
The anti-Israel message, particularly the timing, is bad, but this is truly offensive toward people who speak languages. Solidarity is and has always been a noun. Emma Watson (or her anonymous feminist collective) demonstrated a shockingly ignorance of parts of speech.
Her mind set is set at I don’t care! So doesn’t matter how much backlash she gets, she’s still going to do things like this
Solidarity is a noun. Check any dictionary.
What a stupid girl. I wonder if she rehearsed her lies enough?