Frozen actor surprised by backlash over his sympathetic posts about attacks in Israel

Josh Gad, the actor known for his voicing of the animated Frozen character Olaf, received backlash for expressing sympathy for Israel after Hamas terrorists attacked the country over the weekend.

“I have no words. I am praying for my many family members in Israel. What a cowardly act. What we are witnessing in real time right now is unprecedented since the Yom Kippur war. My heart breaks for the families of those who have lost loved ones, and for the hostages who have been taken. What a horrific day,” Gad posted on the social platform Threads on Saturday.

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Some responses to his post included, “Israel will be destroyed soon enough… You got what you deserved.”

“You reap what you sow,” another commenter said.

Another Threads commenter then posted, “Boohoo another Jew playing victim.”

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The following day, Gad responded, appalled by the responses to his post.

“There’s something I have to say because it’s really making [me] curious as to where we are as a society,” Gad said on Sunday in a series of posts. “Yesterday, I and the world watched as a terrorist organization massacred 600 innocent humans and took children and families hostage. I posted a message of heartbreak and shock.”

The Jewish Broadway star continued his comments lamenting that he’s been “critical” of Israel in the past and then took a swipe at the Israeli government and its “pattern of occupation.”

“I, who have always been critical of the Israeli government and its pattern of occupation and their attacks on innocent Gazans was personally attacked, shamed, unfollowed and threatened,” he said.

The Frozen star continued, “People are treating this as if it’s a FOOTBALL match with two teams when the points scored are dead human bodies. Waving flags around as if they are team jerseys. Have we lost our f***ing minds? Somewhere in a basement right now, tied up and terrified are little CHILDREN who have never done anything to hurt a Palestinian. Somewhere on the streets of Gaza are innocent people who are being shelled, because terrorists decided it was best to destroy any opportunity for peace. And the response is to shame people like me for expressing grief and heartache.”

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Gad concluded, “There are no winners here. We are all losers. Most importantly, every Israeli and Palestinian is now on the losing end. I am truly at a loss. I guess I’m the naive one.”

Gad’s mother was born in Germany to an Ashkenazi Jewish family of Holocaust survivors, and his father had previously lived in Israel before living in Hollywood, Florida, where the actor was born.