LONDON: English-Australian actress Miriam Margolyes has spoken of her “shame” of Israel, urging Jews worldwide to “shout, beg, scream for a ceasefire in Gaza.”
The “Harry Potter” star, 82, released a statement via the Jewish Council of Australia on April 9, The Guardian reported.
Margolyes said: “To me, it seems as if Hitler has won. He’s changed us Jews from being compassionate and caring and do unto others as you would have them do unto you into this vicious, genocidal, nationalist nation, pursuing and killing women and children.”
She described Israel’s months-long campaign in Gaza in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack as “shocking, embarrassing and wicked.”
Margolyes added: “I cannot understand why all Jewish people, particularly members of synagogues, do not want immediately to stop what is going on.”
The actress, who starred in Martin Scorsese’s “The Age of Innocence,” also condemned the Hamas attack, but said: “It is not antisemitic to have a different opinion on the wartime actions now. We have to do, as my mother used to say, the right thing; the right thing is a ceasefire to stop the killing, certainly to beg and insist on the release of hostages.
“But there is an opinion about Israel’s actions, which it is not antisemitic to voice. What Israel is doing is wrong, it is wicked.”
Jews must ‘shout, beg, scream’ for Gaza ceasefire, says actress Miriam Margolyes
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Jews must ‘shout, beg, scream’ for Gaza ceasefire, says actress Miriam Margolyes
- ‘Harry Potter’ star slams Israel as ‘vicious, genocidal’ nation ‘killing women and children’
- ‘I cannot understand why all Jewish people do not want immediately to stop what is going on’
Lindsay Lohan steps out in Dubai
DUBAI: Dubai-based Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan was spotted in the city this week alongside her husband, Kuwaiti financier Bader Shammas, as the couple stepped out in coordinated black looks.
Lohan was wearing a sleek black long-sleeved mini dress with a high neckline and softly draped silhouette, featuring gathered ruching across the skirt with a tie detail at the waist. She paired the look with pointed black heels and kept her accessories minimal, opting for delicate earrings and a statement ring from Italian fine jewelry label Bijouq.
The couple were attending the opening of Japanese restaurant Nobu’s new outpost at One Za’abeel.
Lohan has been based in Dubai for more than 10 years, where she has built a quieter, more private life away from Hollywood.
She married Shammas in 2022, and the couple welcomed their first child, a son named Luai, in 2023.
The actress has since continued to balance family life in the UAE with her acting career, including her recent return to film and television projects.
Lohan most recently starred in “Freakier Friday,” the Disney sequel to “Freaky Friday,” which was released in August 2025 and marked her return to theatrical film acting alongside Jamie Lee Curtis.
It follows another body-swap chaos — this time across generations. Lohan and Lee Curtis return as Anna and Tess, but the story expands to include Anna’s own daughter, creating a multi-generational switch that complicates family dynamics even further.
The film explores motherhood, identity and how perspectives change as roles reverse again.
Lohan is also set to star in and executive-produce the Hulu limited series “Count My Lies,” an adaptation of Sophie Stava’s novel that is currently in development and marks one of her first major television roles.
She will play Violet Lockhart alongside co-lead Shailene Woodley, who stars as Sloane Caraway, a compulsive liar whose small deceptions land her a job as a nanny for the seemingly perfect Lockhart family. Kit Harington has also joined the cast in a leading role.
As Sloane becomes increasingly entangled in Violet and her husband Jay’s world, hidden secrets begin to unravel, revealing dangerous truths beneath the family’s polished exterior. The series does not yet have an official release date.
