‘Death on the Nile’ banned in two Middle East countries over Gal Gadot’s Israeli military service

AdminFebruary 21, 2022

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HOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 04: Gal Gadot attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Israeli movie star Gal Gadot’s new Hollywood film will reportedly not appear on the big screen in Lebanon and Kuwait due to her connection to the Israel Defense Forces.

“Death on the Nile” was being released in the rest of the Middle East over the weekend, according to Deadline.

Gadot, 36, served in the Israeli armed forces for two years, as is required of all young Israelis, before she entered show business.

It’s not the first time the former Miss Israel’s nationality has caused controversy as tensions persist between the two warring nations. Lebanon also blocked her “Wonder Woman” films over her IDF ties.

The ban was in accordance with a law that boycotts Israeli products and bars Lebanese citizens from traveling to Israel or having contacts with Israelis.

Gal Gadot's “Death on the Nile” movie is banned in middle eastern countries Lebanon and Kuwait due to her connection to the Israel Defense Forces. — Gal Gadot’s “Death on the Nile” movie is banned in Middle Eastern countries Lebanon and Kuwait due to her connection to the Israel Defense Forces.

Kuwait banned “Death on the Nile” after a barrage of protests on social media, according to The Daily Mail, which cited the Arabic language newspaper Al-Qabas.

The ban in Lebanon is in accordance with a law that prohibits Lebanese citizens from associating with Israelis, while Kuwait banned it after a barrage of protests on social media.

A message of Israeli unity on Twitter from Gadot last year amid rocket attacks in the West Bank created a firestorm from online critics who accused her of being a “propaganda” tool for the the Israeli military.