Jerusalem Film Festival Opens Honors Gal Gadot and Producer Lawrence Bender
- Gal Gadot received a special award for her contribution to international cinema at the Jerusalem Film Festival, where she was the guest of honor.
- Gadot expressed her deep connection to Israel and her hope for an end to the conflict and the return of hostages held in Gaza.
- Festival director Roni Mahdav-Lavin commented that Gadot was a natural choice for the honor, highlighting her significance.
- Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion praised Gadot as an important ambassador for Israel and emphasized optimism for peace in her homeland.
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Gal Gadot calls for hostage return at Jerusalem Film Festival
The festival honored her contribution to international cinema and her remarkable success over two decades of artistic achievement.The post Gal Gadot calls for hostage return at Jerusalem Film Festival appeared first on JNS.org.
Jerusalem Film Festival opens honors Gal Gadot and producer Lawrence Bender
Festival director Roni Mahadev-Levin says 42nd film event is taking place despite ‘an unrelenting wave of attempts to cancel, silence, and boycott’ The post Jerusalem Film Festival opens honors Gal Gadot and producer Lawrence Bender appeared first on Jerusalem World News.
Gal Gadot, top producer receive warm welcome, awards at Jerusalem Film Festival
Israeli-born Hollywood star Gal Gadot called for the return of the hostages and the end of the war in Gaza, while top film producer Lawrence Bender criticized Hollywood for turning its back on him following Hamas' October 7 attack
'I pray this war will end': Gal Gadot breaks down at Jerusalem Film Festival
Guest of honor at the Jerusalem Film Festival, Israeli actress tearfully called for an end to the war and safe return of hostages; she praised Israel’s resilience and expressed pride in her homeland while receiving special recognition awards
The Portuguese film believes that participating in the Israeli festival "will be treated with the purest complicity" with "the genocide" in Palestine.
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