Five arrested over pro-Palestine protests at Gal Gadot filming in UK

Published on 29/05/2025 - 8:48 GMT+2

Five protesters person been arrested aft reportedly targeting nan cardinal London group of Gal Gadot’s upcoming movie The Runner.  

Metropolitan Police responded to nan Westminster group connected Wednesday, wherever 3 group were arrested for harassment, arsenic good arsenic unlawfully obstructing entree to a workplace. Another 2 were arrested complete erstwhile protests. 

All 5 individuals stay successful custody.  

Police said nan group was deed pinch demonstrations “solely because an character progressive successful nan accumulation is Israeli.”  

“While we perfectly admit nan value of serene protest, we person a work to intervene wherever it crosses nan statement into superior disruption aliases criminality,” said Superintendent Neil Holyoak successful a statement. "I dream today's cognition shows we will not tolerate nan harassment of aliases unlawful interference pinch those trying to spell astir their morganatic master activity successful London."

Gadot, who was calved successful Israel and served successful nan IDF, has antecedently expressed her support for Israel, sparking pro-Palestine protests astatine her Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony successful March.

Her and Snow White co-star Rachel Zegler’s opposing stances also deed headlines this year and plagued nan released of nan Disney live-action movie.  

The Palestinian Campaign for nan Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel (Pacbi) has antecedently said Gadot films should beryllium boycotted, claiming she has shown support for Israel's subject run successful Gaza and nan occupied West Bank.