Gal Gadot As Cleopatra

October 16, 2020

Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch wades into the controversy surrounding the casting of Gal Gadot as Cleopatra that’s been roiling the Twitterverse: “Why shouldn’t an Israeli portray an ancient Middle Eastern queen? The subtlety and power of art are being lost in the maelstrom of rage and political correctness that is contemporary cancel culture.”