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Gal Gadot’s Hollywood Star Vandalized as Police Arrest Anti-Israel Protesters at Her London Film Set
Gal Gadot at the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. Photo: Dan MacMedan-USA TODAY via Reuters Connect
Gal Gadot’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California, has been defaced with antisemitic graffiti the same week that London’s Metropolitan Police arrested five anti-Israel protesters trying to disrupt the filming of her new movie in central London.
Metropolitan Police said five people were arrested at a location in Westminster on Wednesday for targeting Gadot’s film set “solely because an actress involved in the production is Israeli.” Protesters have disrupted the filming of Gadot’s latest project in various locations across London in recent weeks, police added. The Israeli actress and mother of four is believed to currently be filming action thriller “The Runner.”
“The five people were arrested for harassment and offenses under Section 241 of the Trade Union and Labors Relations Act, which deals with wrongfully and unlawfully obstructing access to a workplace,” authorities said on Wednesday. Two of the arrests were related to incidents at previous protests while three arrests were connected to disruptions that took place on Wednesday. The arrested individuals remain in custody.
“While we absolutely acknowledge the importance of peaceful protest, we have a duty to intervene where it crosses the line into serious disruption or criminality,” said Superintendent Neil Holyoak. “We have been in discussions with the production company to understand the impact of the protests on their work and on any individuals involved. I hope today’s operation shows we will not tolerate the harassment of or unlawful interference with those trying to go about their legitimate professional work in London.”
The 40-year-old actress has expressed support for Israel amid the country’s ongoing war against Hamas terrorists who orchestrated the deadly attacks across southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. The native of Petah Tikva, in central Israel, has also called for the release of the hostages abducted by the US-designated terrorist organization during the Oct. 7 onslaught.
At a film set last week in London, Gadot, 40, was escorted away from the location as anti-Israel protesters waved flags and yelled “Stop bombing Palestine,” according to the Daily Mail.
Gadot stars in “The Runner” as a high-powered attorney who runs around London, following cryptic order of a mystery caller, while trying to save her abducted son, according to IMDb. The film, from Amazon MGM Studios, is directed by Kevin Macdonald with a script by Mark Gibson.
Anti-Israel protesters also tried to disrupt Gadot’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in March, when she became the first Israeli to be given a coveted star administered by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. Photos shared this week on social media showed that Gadot’s star was vandalized with “Baby Killer” written in black ink. Vandals also crossed out Gadot’s last name and replaced it with “Greestien” – a reference to her father’s former surname Greenstein – and attached a sticker that falsely claimed Israeli snipers “target children.” The graffiti was removed last night by two Israelis, according to a post shared on X.
Gal Gadot’s Hollywood star was vandalized last night and hateful libels were scribbled on it.
Brainless antisemitic scum as we know it! pic.twitter.com/ZQyKc8Pfee
— Cc00l Memukad
الاغتيال المستهدف (@Cc00lM) May 28, 2025
During an interview for the March 2025 issue of Spanish Harper’s Bazaar, Gadot said she longs for the Israel-Hamas war to end with a “diplomatic agreement that allows all parts of the table to live a good and prosperous life.”
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Putin Speaks to Trump, Condemns Israel’s Strikes on Iran, Kremlin Says
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meet in Moscow, Russia, Jan. 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to US President Donald Trump for 50 minutes on Saturday, condemning the Israeli military operation against Iran and expressing concern about the risks of escalation, the Kremlin said.
“Vladimir Putin condemned Israel’s military operation against Iran and expressed serious concern about a possible escalation of the conflict, which would have unpredictable consequences for the entire situation in the Middle East,” Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters.
Trump, for his part, described events in the Middle East as “very alarming,” according to Ushakov. But the two leaders said they do not rule out a return to the negotiating track on Iran’s nuclear program, Ushakov said.
On Ukraine, Putin told the US leader that Russia was ready to continue negotiations with the Ukrainians after June 22, according to state news agency RIA.
Trump reiterated his interest in a speedy resolution to the conflict, the Kremlin aide said.
Putin also congratulated Trump on his 79th birthday.
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Sunday’s US-Iran Nuclear Talks Cancelled, Oman Says
FILE PHOTO: Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi attends a meeting with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia July 11, 2023. Photo: Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
The latest round of US-Iran nuclear talks scheduled for Sunday in Muscat will not take place, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said on X on Saturday. Oman has been mediating the talks.
Albusaidi’s statement came a day after Israel launched a sweeping air offensive against Iran, killing commanders and scientists and bombing nuclear sites in a stated bid to stop it building an atomic weapon.
A senior official of US President Donald Trump’s administration, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed Sunday’s talks had been cancelled.
Washington, however, remained committed to the negotiations and hoped “the Iranians will come to the table soon,” the official said.
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Iran Says Talks with US ‘Meaningless’ After Israel Attack, But Yet to Decide on Attending
USA and Iranian flags are seen in this illustration taken, Sept. 8, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Iran said the dialogue with the US over Tehran’s nuclear program is “meaningless” after Israel’s biggest-ever military strike against its longstanding enemy, but said it is yet to decide on whether to attend planned talks on Sunday.
“The other side (the US) acted in a way that makes dialogue meaningless. You cannot claim to negotiate and at the same time divide work by allowing the Zionist regime (Israel) to target Iran’s territory,” state media on Saturday quoted foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei as saying.
“It is still unclear what decision we will make on Sunday in this regard,” Baghaei was quoted as saying.
He said Israel “succeeded in influencing” the diplomatic process and the Israeli attack would not have happened without Washington’s permission, accusing Washington of supporting the attack.
Iran earlier accused the US of being complicit in Israel’s attacks, but Washington denied the allegation and told Tehran at the United Nations Security Council that it would be “wise” to negotiate over its nuclear program.
The sixth round of US-Iran nuclear talks was set to be held on Sunday in Muscat, but it was unclear whether it would go ahead after the Israeli strikes.
Iran denies that its uranium enrichment program is for anything other than civilian purposes, rejecting Israeli allegations that it is secretly developing nuclear weapons.
US President Donald Trump told Reuters that he and his team had known the Israeli attacks were coming but they still saw room for an accord.
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