We already knew that actor Morgan Freeman, although not overtly pro-Israel, does his own thing, even if it means resisting pressure from the Israel haters.
He’s accepted an award from Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, been to Israel shooting a series on G-d, and is now the star of a bunch of Tadiran commercials. In fact, here is one of the more recent ones:
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Yes, I do believe he said “…the country he chose for you..”
And it gets even better.
On May 7, two days before Yom Ha’atzmaut — Israel’s Independence Day — the West Hollywood City Council hosted a screening of the 1997 documentary “The Long Way Home,” followed by a panel discussion.
Close to 100 people packed the City Council chambers to watch the film, narrated by Morgan Freeman and produced by Moriah Films, a division of the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
The movie features Jewish refugees from the Holocaust explaining how their plight was largely ignored in the aftermath of World War II. The film also documents the creation of the State of Israel and how Clark Clifford, an adviser to then-President Harry Truman, convinced Truman to support the establishment of the Jewish state.
Now sure, you could argue that these are all paying gigs, and Morgan is just doing it for the money. But in a world where so many artists inject their politics in to their work, and where those who do anything remotely pro-Israel (even for money) are pressured mercilessly, I tip my hat to Morgan.
He may not really be G-d or even the messiah, but he’s not a very naughty boy either.
