what even is this

Gal Gadot, the actress in this scene, is Israeli. All Israeli citizens are conscripted into the Israeli Defence Force (IDF), a military organisation that participates in the organised theft of Palestinian land, and the brutal suppression of Palestinian citizens. Arabic is no longer an official language of Israel, but is the official language of Palestine. This is despite the fact that Arabic is spoken by around 20% of Israel's citizens - it's an obvious trick by Israel's government to create further division between Israel and Palestine.

Gadot for her part served the minimum 2 years conscription period for women. Regardless of how she might feel about the issue, having an Israeli who served in the IDF stepping on the language of Palestine is not a good look. Definitely unintentional, but certainly a yikes for those who know what they're talking about.

Shame that rules out the majority of this thread...

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