{"id":2061396,"date":"2023-10-09T22:49:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T02:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actor-josh-gad-said-he-was-shamed-attacked-for-publicly-supporting-israel-this-isnt-a-war-its-a-massacre\/"},"modified":"2023-10-09T22:51:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T02:51:30","slug":"actor-josh-gad-said-he-was-shamed-attacked-for-publicly-supporting-israel-this-isnt-a-war-its-a-massacre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actor-josh-gad-said-he-was-shamed-attacked-for-publicly-supporting-israel-this-isnt-a-war-its-a-massacre\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor Josh Gad expressed feeling &#8220;shamed&#8221; and &#8220;attacked&#8221; for his public support of Israel, stating that the ongoing conflict is not a war but rather a massacre."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">54<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Factor-josh-gad-said-he-was-shamed-attacked-for-publicly-supporting-israel-this-isnt-a-war-its-a-massacre%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2061396&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Actor Josh\u200c Gad Faces Backlash for Supporting Israel<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Josh Gad,\u200d the talented voice \u2064behind\u200c Olaf in Disney&#8217;s &#8220;Frozen,&#8221;\u2063 has recently revealed that he has \u200dbeen subjected to attacks and threats from fans due to his \u200dsupport for Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a \u2063Jewish actor, Gad \u200cspoke out against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actor-josh-gad-said-he-was-shamed-attacked-for-publicly-supporting-israel-this-isnt-a-war-its-a-massacre\/\" title=\"Actor Josh Gad expressed feeling \"shamed\" and \"attacked\" for his public support of Israel, stating that the ongoing conflict is not a war but rather a massacre.\">recent terrorist attacks\u2064 carried<\/a> out by Hamas, expressing his\u2063 shock and heartbreak. However, instead of receiving\u2064 compassion and understanding, he faced criticism and hostility.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a series of\u2062 posts on \u2064his Threads platform, Gad expressed his frustration with society&#8217;s response to \u200cthe situation. He questioned the lack of empathy and \u200dhumanity, likening the tragedy to \u2062a \u200dfootball match\u2064 where the points scored are dead bodies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gad shared some of the disturbing messages he received, including \u200done that wished for \u200bmore Israeli deaths. He emphasized that this is not a war but a massacre, and it should be treated with communal despair rather than political games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-colbert-michael-moore-and-other-celebs-compare-trump-voters-republicans-to-taliban\/\" title=\"Stephen Colbert, Michael Moore, And Other Celebs Compare Trump Voters, Republicans To Taliban\">actor concluded<\/a>\u2062 by stating that there are no winners in this conflict,\u200d and both Israelis and Palestinians\u200d are \u2064suffering. He expressed his deep sadness\u2064 and\u2064 admitted feeling \u200dnaive\u200c in the face of such \u2063violence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gad&#8217;s\u2063 original\u2063 Threads post expressed his \u200dprayers for his family \u2062in\u2063 Israel and his sorrow \u2064for the loss of lives and the hostages taken. He condemned the cowardly acts and \u2063described the situation as \u200cunprecedented since the Yom Kippur war.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How \u2063does Josh Gad&#8217;s analogy of \u2064the tragedy to a football match highlight the\u2062 need\u2063 for collective \u200cgrief and empathy in the midst \u200bof divisive\u200b politics<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Actor Josh Gad is facing backlash for expressing his support for Israel amidst the\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-middle-east-approach-may-empower-rivals-says-former-dni-ratcliffe\/\" title=\"\u2018Biden\u2019s Middle East approach may empower rivals,\u2019 says former DNI Ratcliffe\">recent conflicts<\/a>\u2063 in the region. Known for his role as the voice of Olaf in Disney&#8217;s &#8220;Frozen,&#8221; Gad revealed that he\u2064 has been\u2062 subjected to\u2062 attacks and threats \u200bfrom\u200c fans due to his stance.<\/p>\n<p>As a Jewish actor, Gad spoke out\u200d against\u200d the recent\u2063 terrorist attacks \u200ccarried out by \u200bHamas, expressing his shock and heartbreak.\u200d However, \u200binstead of receiving \u2062compassion and understanding, he \u2063faced criticism and hostility from some individuals.<\/p>\n<p>In a series of\u200c posts on his \u200dThreads platform, Gad expressed his frustration with society&#8217;s response to the situation. \u200dHe questioned the lack of empathy and humanity, comparing the tragedy \u200dto a football match where the &#8220;points&#8221; scored \u200care dead bodies. This powerful analogy seeks to \u200demphasize the gravity\u200d of the situation and the need for collective\u200c grief\u2064 rather than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/candace-owens-why-ive-stopped-watching-sports\/\" title=\"CANDACE OWENS: Why I\u2019ve Stopped Watching Sports\">divisive politics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gad also shared some of the disturbing messages\u200c he received,\u200c including one that callously wished for more \u200bIsraeli deaths. He emphasized that this is not a war, but \u2062a massacre, and\u2063 should be \u2064approached \u2064with communal despair\u2062 rather than engaging in political games.<\/p>\n<p>The actor concluded\u2064 by stating that there are no winners in this\u200c conflict\u200d and that both Israelis and Palestinians\u200b are suffering. He expressed his deep sadness and admitted feeling naive in the face of such violence. Gad&#8217;s original Threads post expressed his prayers for his family in Israel\u200d and his \u2062sorrow for the loss of lives and the hostages taken.\u2062 He condemned the\u200c cowardly acts and described the situation as unprecedented since the Yom Kippur war.<\/p>\n<p>Gad&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hutchinson-blasts-gop-for-supporting-trump-who-almost-destroyed-democracy-in-one-day\/\" title=\"Hutchinson criticizes GOP for backing Trump, who 'nearly shattered democracy in a single day'\">experiences \u200dshed light<\/a> on the \u2062unfortunate reality\u200c of \u200bthe\u200d current situation, where expressing support for\u2062 Israel \u200ccan lead to backlash and threats. Regardless of one&#8217;s opinions on \u200cthe Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it is crucial to remember that behind the \u200cheadlines and political debates\u200b are real people who are affected by the violence. It is important to foster understanding and empathy, recognizing the \u2062human toll rather than\u200b perpetuating division.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Josh Gad, famous for voicing Olaf in &#8220;Frozen,&#8221; revealed being &#8220;attacked&#8221; and &#8220;threatened&#8221; by fans due to his pro-Israel stance. Raised Jewish, the 42-year-old actor spoke out against the recent Hamas terrorist attacks on civilians. Gad expressed receiving a barrage of negative messages in response to his support for Israel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":345,"featured_media":2061397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2061396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2061396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/345"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2061396"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2061396\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2061397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2061396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2061396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2061396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}