Helen Mirren Calls Israel's Actions Crimes Against Humanity as She Backs Tom Hardy for Season 3
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Updated · Deadline · Jun 11
Helen Mirren Calls Israel's Actions Crimes Against Humanity as She Backs Tom Hardy for Season 3
1 articles · Updated · Deadline · Jun 11
Summary
Taormina Film Festival honoree Helen Mirren said Israel was repeating abuses done to Jews, calling its actions against Palestinians "crimes against humanity" while stressing her long affection for the country.
1967 was when Mirren first visited Israel to work at Kibbutz Ha’on, and she said she had already seen disturbing things there six months after the Six-Day War.
London police are investigating as a hate crime a 2025 verbal attack in which a pro-Palestinian activist called her an "evil Zionist" over her Israel ties and 2023 role as Golda Meir.
Season 3 of MobLand also came up in Taormina, where Mirren said she would work with Tom Hardy "in a heartbeat" and expected the show to move forward despite recent speculation over his return.