Gal Gadot is enjoying a moment of evil playing the Queen with murderous intentions in Disney's Snow White, but she is not used to playing a character looking to persecute and punish the people who stand in the way of her getting what she wants, and even less so in real life. . She is more used to standing up for the people she feels have been oppressed, and, as a performer from Israel, there is one subject right now that has been getting her attention – and that of the media as a result.

Gadot has spoken out publicly about the ongoing Israel-Gaza war, and that has caused several headaches for Disney when it came time to promote Snow Whiteahead of its cinema release. While Gadot is certainly not responsible for much of the controversy that has surrounded the movie, her political views on her home country have not helped. However,...