From The Telegraph
The Hollywood star dedicated to Israeli actress Gal Gadot has been defaced with the words “baby killer”.
Vandals used a black permanent marker to write out the slur against Gadot, a former member of the Israeli Defence Forces.
They also changed her surname from Gadot to “Greestien” – a misspelling of Greenstein. Her parents, who are Jews of European heritage, changed their surname from Greenstein to Gadot before she was born.
The actress’s pink star, on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, was also defaced with a sticker that read: “Israeli snipers target children”,
Gadot’s star was unveiled in March, making her the first Israeli actor to receive the honour. At the unveiling ceremony, the Wonder Woman star told a packed crowd: “I’m just a girl from a town in Israel.”
Within a few hours, the graffiti was removed by a pair of Israeli men who visited the site, the newspaper (The Times of Israel) reports. It was not clear exactly who they were. In a photograph posted on X, they smile at the camera while using detergent spray and a brush to clean away the writing.
The vandalising of her Hollywood star came as Scotland Yard arrested five pro-Palestine protesters who attempted to disrupt the production of a film starring Gadot.
In recent weeks, London locations of The Runner have been targeted by activists who have criticised the casting of Gadot as the film’s lead.
In a statement, the force said the protesters were arrested for harassment and offences under Section 241 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act, which deals with wrongfully and unlawfully obstructing access to a workplace.
Two of the arrests relate to incidents at previous protests, while three relate to offences that took place on Wednesday. All five suspects remain in custody.
Supt Neil Holyoak, who led the operation, said: “While we absolutely acknowledge the importance of peaceful protest, we have a duty to intervene where it crosses the line into serious disruption or criminality.
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Nice clean-up.