British actress Helen Mirren said in an interview with Agence France-Presse on the sidelines of the Berlin Film Festival that former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, who died 45 years ago, would have felt “complete disgust” at the current policies in the Jewish state.
The Oscar-winning actress for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in the movie “The Queen” plays the role of the Israeli “Iron Woman” during the Yom Kippur War (October War) in 1973, in the movie “Golda”, which was shown out of competition at the Berlin Film Festival in its session. current.
The actress said that the labor leader believed in the same “ideals” of the founders of the Hebrew state, which is completely different from the reform currently underway in the judicial system in Israel, which will lead to “the arrival of dictatorship,” according to Helen Mirn.
On Tuesday, the Israeli parliament approved, in a first reading, two articles of this controversial reform. This reform raises opposition from a large part of the Israeli public opinion since its announcement in early January by the government formed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with extreme right-wing parties and formations representing ultra-Orthodox Jews.
“I think that would constitute a complete change and a denial of values,” the British actress said, commenting on this reform, which the United Nations called on Tuesday to suspend, expressing concern about its repercussions on human rights and the independence of the judiciary.
And Merrin considered that this matter would indicate the arrival of the dictatorship, which has always been the enemy of peoples all over the world, and this is what (Golda Meir) would have believed, according to Mirn’s expression.
“I think we are on the verge of losing democracy, and I think if Golda was alive and saw this, she would want to go back to her grave,” Israeli director Guy Nativ of “Golda” told AFP.
“She was very honest. She also took responsibility for everything, and she totally believed in the justice system. So what we’re seeing today is the complete opposite of that, and the situation is horrible to me.”
