Posted on 06/23/2016 9:07:38 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
'The artists of the country are the people you need to communicate with and make a relationship with and learn from and build upon. So I absolutely don't believe in the boycott, and here I am.'
Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren said Wednesday she was a "believer" in Israel and rejected efforts to boycott it.
Mirren showered Israeli artists with praise and said she opposed both the efforts by pro-Palestinian groups to boycott them and the decision of some international artists to shun Israel.
"I think that art is an incredibly important way of communication," she said at a press event in Jerusalem. "The artists of the country are the people you need to communicate with and make a relationship with and learn from and build upon. So I absolutely don't believe in the boycott, and here I am."
Mirren is in Israel to host the Genesis Prize, an award known as "the Jewish Nobel." The $1 million prize is being awarded to Israeli-American violinist Itzhak Perlman for his accomplishments as a musician, teacher and advocate for the disabled.
Mirren, who is not Jewish, has visited Israel several times, and has been a vocal critic of pro-Palestinian activists who have called for a cultural boycott of Israel. The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, known as BDS, has enlisted the support of Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters and has persuaded Elvis Costello, Lauren Hill and other performers to call off concerts in Israel.
Mirren, 70, is one of the few actors to have won the so-called Triple Crown — collecting an Oscar, Tony and four Emmy awards over the years. She received her Academy Award for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in the 2006 film "The Queen."
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Didn’t she portray Ayn Rand in a movie?
I love her in the Red movies with Bruce Willis.
I love her - Calendar Girls and both RED and RED2 (good boychik movies)
Good for her! I thought she was one of those Globalist pro muzzie lefties.
And yeah, I loved her character in RED - REDs
Good for her. An actress who doesn’t kowtow to the leftist propaganda. And propaganda it is.
But she's still "got it" at age 70:
What movie was that from?
She sure does.
Interesting.
Good for Ms Mirren!!
Brava!!
She slept with more people that Wilt Chamberlain
Its nice to see a celebrity stand with Israel for a change..Have great respect for this lady Thank You Helen for standing WITH Israel
Boy! She sure looks like Olympia Dukakis!
I suppose I have to defer to an aficionado/expert on that particular subject; if it were relevant.
Whores will be whores
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