Natalie Portman, who has always been very respectful of her Jewish roots, refused to come to her historic homeland to receive the Genesis Prize. "Sanctions" did not take long to wait ...
Undoing a meaningful event
A few months before the Genesis award, also called the "Jewish Nobel Prize", the main culprit of the event, 36-year-old Natalie Portman, who in November was declared her laureate for outstanding achievements in art, said she would not arrive on June 28, event of the Genesis Foundation. The agent of the actress very evasively reported that such a decision was made by her "because of recent events".
The organizers failed to persuade Portman to change his mind and the solemn ceremony, timed to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel, was abolished.
Wave of indignation
The act of Portman, who was born and lived in Jerusalem until she was four, was not understood by the local deputies. They said that they initially considered the idea of awarding Natalia Hershlag (this is the real name of the star) "complete madness."
Thus, the representative of the Likud party Oren Hazan said that the actress, who had long emigrated to the US, lost "a real connection with the State of Israel" and therefore is unworthy of any honors.
In addition, the people's representative called on the Minister of Internal Affairs to annul Israeli citizenship of Portman.
Decision to speak out
Realizing that the scandal is gaining momentum and its silence only generates a wave of rumors, the Hollywood celebrity personally commented on its boycott in Instagram.
Natalie said that she fundamentally disagrees with the actions of Benjamin Netanyahu (Prime Minister of Israel), who was supposed to give a speech at the ceremony, so she can not attend the celebration, approving of his activities. She explained that criticizing the country's leadership, she values her Jewish values and the nation as a whole.
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By the way, even two million dollars, which are a pleasant bonus to the award, did not make Natalie change her mind.