Gal Gadot just managed to blame her latest box office bomb on Palestine

Gal Gadot is an actor who’s infamous for not being very good at acting. This is fitting, because she’s also infamous for being a former member and frequent supporter of the IDF – a.k.a. Israel’s immoral purveyor of genocide yet the self-described ‘most moral army in the world‘.

Gal Gadot: bombing

Despite her lack of talent, Gadot has starred in hits like 2017’s Wonder Woman. She’s certainly never the selling point of a movie, however, which is why it was unsurprising to see this year’s Snow White fail at the box office. While there seems to be many reasons why Snow White failed, Gadot herself blamed the failure on growing support for Palestinian liberation.

Gal Gadot claims that ‘SNOW WHITE’ flopped because of “the pressure on celebrities to bring up things against Israel” rather than her terrible acting.

“You can always explain & try to give people in the world a context about what’s happening [in Israel] & what the reality is… pic.twitter.com/aREabPKkg7

— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) August 16, 2025

Some people are making fun of Gadot for saying this, but we’re happy to believe it. After all, if it’s true, it means we’re living in a world in where it may be career ending to supporting a country which is committing genocide.

Is there anything genocidaires won’t blame on Palestine?

As reported by The Wrap:

Gal Gadot was certain the live-action remake of “Snow White” was “going to be a huge success,” she told a group of interviewers in Israel in a wide-ranging interview published this week.

But then the events of October 7, 2023, took place, and “what’s happening in all kinds of industries and also in Hollywood, is that there’s a lot of pressure on celebrities to bring up things against Israel,” she added.

As noted, many were quick to mock Gal Gadot for this take:

Like most IDF soldiers, Gal Gadot is blaming a bomb on someone else. pic.twitter.com/YmPfVtbVWH

— Zeo (@ZeoVGM) August 16, 2025

“Rather than her terrible acting” lol pic.twitter.com/QbqDWSGPrb

— Abier (@abierkhatib) August 16, 2025

Reporting on Gadot’s recent support of Israel and the IDF, the independent Jewish non-profit Forward reported:

On Oct. 12, as Israel’s incursion into Gaza ramped up, Gadot posted an Instagram story stating, “Killing innocent Palestinians is horrific. Killing of innocent Israelis is horrific. If you don’t feel the same, I think you should ask yourself why that is.”

The post prompted backlash from Israelis who viewed it as slanderous against Israel. Popular Israeli radio host Ofira Hasayag told Gadot to “sit down and stay quiet.” Gadot shortly thereafter deleted the story on Instagram and issued an apology.

“All I want is to speak out for Israel in the world and to show the horrors that we are experiencing and to help obtain worldwide support in the face of our critics,” Gadot said.

The following screengrab is an Instagram post Gadot made in 2014 in which she claims Hamas were “hiding like cowards behind women and children”:

In 2014, it was easy to get away with this sort of thing; in 2025, experience has taught people that ‘Hamas is hiding behind women and children’ probably means ‘the IDF is gunning down civilians’.

While Gal Gadot isn’t winning any awards for her acting, she did win an award for her defence of Israel from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL):

We were proud to present the International Leadership Award to a superhero both on & off the screen. @GalGadot uses her global platform to educate, advocate & lead with moral clarity. In a post-10/7 world, she’s demanded justice when too many were willing to look the other way. pic.twitter.com/sJZmsEVrYd

— ADL (@ADL) March 4, 2025

While the ADL claims it exists to stop antisemitism, critics argue its real aim is to defend Israel. This is because the group does things like defend Elon Musk’s Nazi salute because he’s previously shown support for Israel.

A positive sign?

Ultimately, the only acceptable outcome in all of this is for Israel to withdraw from Gaza and for Palestinians to be able to live free. It may be a long journey to get there, but the fact that Israel’s supporters feel the heat of their unseemly solidarity is a step in the right direction.

Hopefully, once these people – like Gal Gadot – are all to embarrassed to speak up, it will create space for the Palestinians to be heard.

Featured image via Gage Skidmore (Flickr)

"Wonder Woman" star Gal Gadot plans to screen footage provided by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) showing the brutal acts of Hamas terrorists committed during the Oct. 7 invasion of Israel. https://t.co/fgdE68dLWq

— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) November 6, 2023