Gal Gadot starrer 'Snow White' banned in Lebanon, here's why

Amidst the global tariff wars the tension in the middle east is trickling down to Hollywood productions The liveaction film Snow White has been banned from playing in movie theaters in Lebanon due to the presence in the film of Israeli actress Gal GadotThe actress essays the role of the Evil Queen in the film The ban was ordered by Lebanonrsquos Interior Minister Ahmad AlHajjar reports VarietyAccording to local media the minister was prompted to take action by the countryrsquos film and media watchdog amid Israelrsquos ongoing attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon which have caused civilian deaths However a representative for Beirutbased Middle East distributor Italia Films which handles Disney titles in the region told Variety that Gadot has long been on Lebanonrsquos ldquoIsrael boycott listrdquo and that no movie in which she stars has ever been released in the countryRepresentatives for Gadot did not immediately respond to the request for commentAs per Variety the Italia Films representative added that contrary to several reports Snow White has not been banned in KuwaitGadot who was born in Israel and served in the Israel Defense Forces has been an outspoken advocate for the country especially following the October 7 attacks by Palestinian fighter group Hamas which is a designated terror outfit In a passionate speech she delivered on March 4 when she was honored at the AntiDefamation Leaguersquos annual summit in New York City she said ldquoNever did I imagine that on the streets of the United States and different cities around the world we would see people not condemning Hamas but celebrating justifying and cheering on a massacre of JewsThe October 7 2023 attacks on many civillians holding dual citizenships triggered a brutal response from Israel as crackdown on Hamas leading to countless civilian casualties in the country in the middle east Ever since the world has been divided into people who are proIsrael antiIsrael and those who support the two state solution to the decades long bloody conflicts between Palestine and Israel the latter which came into effect after the Balfour DeclarationThe Snow White ban in Lebanon follows a similar move by the countryrsquos authorities roughly two months ago when Marvelrsquos Captain America Brave New World was not allowed to screen due to the presence in the film of Israeli actress Shira HaasThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params