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My Name Is Gal, And I’m Jewish
Gal Gadot spoke at the Never Is Now 2025 summit, where she was presented with the Anti-Defamation League’s International Leadership Award.
“Isn’t it crazy that just saying that [I’m Jewish], just expressing such a simple fact about who I am, feels like a controversial statement?”
“My name is Gal, and I’m Jewish,” Israeli actress Gal Gadot told audiences at the Never Is Now 2025 summit, where she was presented with the Anti-Defamation League’s International Leadership Award.
“I never thought of myself as being where I came from. It was an aspect of who I am, but it didn’t define me. Gadot said she never could have imagined a day of such death and destruction of Jews, but also the response that came with it.”
“Never 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 Jews.”
This changed her perspective on speaking up. Gadot said that, before this point, she was reluctant to talk about politics, saying that “no one wants to hear celebrities talking about political issues.”
“However much you try to avoid it before, even if speaking up wasn’t really your thing, none of us can ignore the explosion of Jew hatred around the world anymore.”
“We will confront antisemitism, we will call it out, but we will never let it not only defeat us, but define us, because our love is stronger than their hate.”
Gadot added that she is not religiously observant, yet following the massacre that day, she found herself in synagogue and felt comforted.
“October 7 showed that what happens to Jews anywhere affects Jews everywhere, she said.”
“Not only what happens there affects us here, but what happens here affects them there. So here we are in this room together, calling for the release of every single one of our hostages.”
“We have your back, we are here for you. We need you to know that wherever you go in the world where there’s a Jewish community, they will always find people who campaigned for you, who love you, and who will never let you walk alone.”
On being Israeli and Jewish
- She spoke of her mother’s father, Avraham Weiss, who survived the Holocaust, but whose family was killed by the Nazis.
- “I’m very proud of both sides of my family, and they show the two sides of Israel.”
- “Who are we? We, the Jewish people, are an ancient people with an ancient story in an ancient homeland.”
- “We are the people who celebrate life. We work to see a better and more peaceful future.”
- “We challenge hate when we face it, but we do it with love while always striving to make the world a better place.”
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“The church can’t be silent. Today’s complacency is tomorrow’s captivity. What if today’s complacency is tomorrow’s Holocaust?”
“Four years ago, I stood in this room and warned that this fight against antisemitism is your fight,”
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Expert Analysis
“The message to Hamas: Show goodwill – to enable discussions about the second phase as well,”
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“The church can’t be silent. Today’s complacency is tomorrow’s captivity. What if today’s complacency is tomorrow’s Holocaust?”
“The church can’t be silent. Today’s complacency is tomorrow’s captivity. What if today’s complacency is tomorrow’s Holocaust?”
“The incoming chief of staff has many challenges he’ll need to confront
Real-World Applications
“The church can’t be silent. Today’s complacency is tomorrow’s captivity. What if today’s complacency is tomorrow’s Holocaust?”
“The church can’t be silent. Today’s complacency is tomorrow’s captivity. What if today’s complacency is tomorrow’s Holocaust?”
“The incoming chief of staff has many challenges he’ll need to confront
Expert Insights
“The message to Hamas: Show goodwill – to enable discussions about the second phase as well,”
“US holding secret talks with Hamas on release of Gaza hostages, ‘Post’ confirms”
“The Jerusalem Post – Jpost.com Israel News The Jerusalem Post Is the leading english news source of American jewry. Jpost.com is its online version.It delivers Israel News, Arab and Israeli conflict updates, and news about the Jewish life both in Israel and in the diaspora.”
“The church can’t be silent. Today’s complacency is tomorrow’s captivity. What if today’s complacency is tomorrow’s Holocaust?”
“The church can’t be silent. Today’s complacency is tomorrow’s captivity. What if today’s complacency is tomorrow’s Holocaust?”
“The incoming chief of staff has many challenges he’ll need to confront
Conclusion
“The message to Hamas: Show goodwill – to enable discussions about the second phase as well,”
“US holding secret talks with Hamas on release of Gaza hostages, ‘Post’ confirms”
“The Jerusalem Post – Jpost.com Israel News The Jerusalem Post Is the leading english news source of American jewry. Jpost.com is its online version.It delivers Israel News, Arab and Israeli conflict updates, and news about the Jewish life both in Israel and in the diaspora.”
“We will never give in to hate, and we will never surrender to fear.”
Conclusion
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