Gal Gadot Gives Speech at Simon Wiesenthal Center Event and Tears Up Over Antisemitism

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Israeli actress Gal Gadot gave a speech at the awarding of the Simon Wiesenthal Center's humanitarian award in Beverly Hills, where she paid tribute to businessman Ynon Kreiz. In her remarks she addressed the hatred that has been openly expressed since October 7.

During the speech Gadot became emotional, tearing up. "I did not expect to be moved," she said as she began to cry on stage. She warned: "If people get used to hearing and seeing hatred and looking the other way, where does it end?"

Kreiz, the new co-CEO of Skydance, also spoke at the event. He stated that disagreements with the policies of the Israeli government cannot become an excuse for antisemitism.