Israeli actress calls out Hollywood stars 'silencing artists' who support Jewish state

Israeli actress Noa Cohen pushed back against celebrities "silencing artists" supporting the Jewish state, according to comments reported by The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday.Cohen spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about her latest film "Our Loves," a drama set during the deadly Oct.7 terror attacks in 2023.

The film, one of the first to dramatize the events, drew criticism for being told largely through Israeli citizens' perspectives as Hollywood stars continue to speak out against Israel.The 24-year-old actress, who knew many victims of the Hamas attacks, expressed dismay at celebrities' actions, particularly their calls to boycott Israeli film institutions.COMEDIAN DECLARES JERRY SEINFELD 'UNCANCELLABLE' DESPITE 'WOKE' ANTI-ISRAEL FESTIVAL BOYCOTTActress Noa Cohen spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about the Oct.7 attacks and Hollywood boycotts against Israel.

(Brianna Bryson/Getty Images)"Silencing artists because of government policies closes conversation.And don’t we need to keep that open?" Cohen said.In 2025, over 1,000 Hollywood stars, directors and other film workers, including Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo, signed a pledge to boycott institutions such as festivals, cinemas, broadcasters and production companies that "are implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people."Cohen denied films like "Our Loves" erased the Palestinian people and encouraged a more open mind.HOLLYWOOD STARS LIKE MAYIM BIALIK, DEBRA MESSING AMONG 1,200 BLASTING ISRAELI FILM BOYCOTT AS 'ERASURE OF ART'"I mean, you don’t have to agree with a government to hear the stories of its people," Cohen said.Hundreds of Hollywood stars signed a pledge in 2025 to boycott Israeli film institutions.

(Abid Katib/Getty Images)In the meantime, she told The Hollywood Reporter that she and several others are still grieving the losses of that day."You couldn’t really grieve until all the hostages were home," Cohen said."So really we’re not even at the end of the first year of...