{"id":539523,"date":"2025-10-31T09:20:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T09:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/539523\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T09:20:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T09:20:24","slug":"pro-palestine-protesters-must-stay-away-from-gal-gadot-when-she-films-in-london-court-rules-after-movie-shoot-was-disrupted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/539523\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Palestine protesters must stay away from Gal Gadot when she films in London, court rules after movie shoot &#8216;was disrupted&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Pro-Palestine protesters have been ordered to stay away from Gal Gadot when she films in <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/london\/index.html\" id=\"mol-662fead0-b5c0-11f0-8267-973548fe313a\" rel=\"noopener\">London<\/a> after allegedly disrupting filming on a movie shoot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Eight people have been charged under the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1992 after reportedly interrupting filming on the set of her new movie, The Runner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The legislation prevents individuals blocking access to workplaces and was originally created in a bid to tackle unruly picket lines during strikes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It comes as shoots for the movie featuring the <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/israel\/index.html\" id=\"mol-8fdcd270-b5e4-11f0-a02b-8f22fd2e98f5\" rel=\"noopener\">Israeli<\/a> actress, 40, in Westminster and Camden, as well as other locations, were disrupted over multiple days in May.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Protests included demonstrators wearing\u00a0Palestinian keffiyehs who reportedly banged on metal saucepans lids on Waterloo Bridge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It is also alleged they used sirens and yelled chants, while Palestinian flags and slogans such as &#8216;Trash Gadot not welcome in London&#8217; and &#8216;Stop starving <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/palestine\/index.html\" id=\"mol-8fdc8450-b5e4-11f0-a02b-8f22fd2e98f5\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaza<\/a>&#8216; were waved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Gadot previously voiced her support of <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/israel-hamas-conflict\/index.html\" id=\"mol-b65569e0-b5e3-11f0-a02b-8f22fd2e98f5\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel<\/a>\u00a0after the proscribed terrorist organisation Hamas attacked her native country on October 7.\u00a0She has also previously served in the IDF.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Anthony Molloy, 68; Thomas Mummery, 31; Anika Zahir, 48; Ghazala Muhammad, 60; James Cooper, 73; Muhammad Khaled, 22; Jacob Harwood, 24; and Pedro Baptista, 45, are among those charged. None have yet indicated a plea.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">All face accusations of conducting themselves with a &#8216;view to compelling another person to abstain from filming, which that person had a legal right to do&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c649a40f6144b46\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/103466447-15243573-image-m-11_1761869486903.jpg\" height=\"858\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Pro-Palestine protesters have been ordered to stay away from the Gal Gadot when she films in London after allegedly disrupting filming for her movie The Runner\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Pro-Palestine protesters have been ordered to stay away from the Gal Gadot when she films in London after allegedly disrupting filming for her movie The Runner<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ca488f3d5a18f13a\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/103108941-15243573-Ms_Gadot_pictured_with_her_Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame_star_has_seen_-a-28_17618695853.jpeg\" height=\"839\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Ms Gadot, pictured with her Hollywood Walk of Fame star, has seen her attempts to film repeatedly besieged by protestors who have accused her of 'normalising war criminals'\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Ms Gadot, pictured with her Hollywood Walk of Fame star, has seen her attempts to film repeatedly besieged by protestors who have accused her of &#8216;normalising war criminals&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">On Thursday at Westminster Magistrates Court, the accused were bailed on the condition they did not come within 200 metres of filming for The Runner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The movie featuring Gadot and Damien Lewi movie centred around a lawyer, played by the Israeli actress, who rushes in a bid to save her kidnapped son.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">All cases have also been adjourned until November 18 of this year, it was heard.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In June, following the arrests, Superintendent Neil Holyoak from the Metropolitan Police said: &#8216;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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;We have been in discussions with the production company to understand the impact of the protests on their work and on any individuals involved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I hope today&#8217;s operation shows we will not tolerate the harassment of or unlawful interference with those trying to go about their legitimate professional work in London.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Kate McFadden, a solicitor with Hodge Jones &amp; Allen, who is representing four of those charged maintained the accused &#8216;peacefully protested, in a public place, against a film production involving Gal Gadot.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She added that they abode by their rights to expression before adding how she believed the charges &#8216;disproportionate, unnecessary and unlawful interference with their rights&#8217; and would be defended &#8216;wholeheartedly&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">According to <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"class\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/uk\/london\/article\/gal-gadot-palestine-protesters-charged-hq36mjmm3\">The Times,<\/a> the Israeli actress debated leaving the capital city and was left &#8216;scarred&#8217; due to the protests, however filming for her upcoming movie has continued to go ahead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Last May, Gadot&#8217;s star on the Hollywood walk of fame was also vandalised after the words &#8216;baby killer&#8217; was sprayed on the slab.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The alleged protest came after a string of controversies that have marred her latest Disney film, Snow White, including claims of a feud between her and Rachel Zegler.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Meanwhile the remake later hit another snag after Lebanon banned the film from its cinemas nationwide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">While Gal is said to have got on well with Rachel Zegler during filming, it is thought their relationship froze when Rachel started sharing her pro-Palestine views.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Middle East nation made the move because of actress Gadot, who plays the Evil Queen in the box office bomb.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She is also on Lebanon&#8217;s boycott list because of her past service in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and her vocal support for Israel in its war against Hamas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Lebanon has previously banned other Gadot movies including Wonder Woman and Death On The Nile over the star&#8217;s nationality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pro-Palestine protesters have been ordered to stay away from Gal Gadot when she films in London after allegedly&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":539524,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3940],"tags":[4080,92,77,33997,835,837,257,12,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-539523","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-dailymail","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-gal-gadot","12":"tag-hamas","13":"tag-israel","14":"tag-london","15":"tag-news","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115468043891343029","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=539523"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539523\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/539524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=539523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=539523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=539523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}