This Is Disgusting': Internet Reacts to Pro-Palestinian Activist Calling Helen Mirren Zionist B*tch' in Vile Street Encounter

Helen Mirren and her husband, director Taylor Hackford, were approached on a London street in Tower Hill by a man who shouted anti-Zionist insults. A viral video shows the man calling Mirren an “evil Zionist b*tch” and referencing her earlier public comments supporting Israel. Mirren had said she believes in Israel’s existence and that Israel should last “for the rest of eternity,” linking that belief to the Holocaust. The harassment also referenced the destruction of Palestinian homes, likely tied to Israel’s strikes on Gaza after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack. The clip resurfaced after being shared earlier, leading to renewed outrage and calls for defense.

"In video posted by London & UK Street News on Thursday, Mirren, 80, and her husband, 81-year-old director Taylor Hackford, were approached by a man in the East London neighborhood of Tower Hill. The clip went viral this week though it's a resurfaced clip that was first shared in November, though that didn't stop people from finding renewed outrage in it."

"There is Helen Mirren, the avowed Zionist. You said Israel should last forever because of the Holocaust, the activist shouted at the pair of filmmakers. F*ck off, Hackford screamed back. The man filming and accosting Mirren appeared to be referencing 2023 comments made by the Academy Award-winning actress."

"I believe in Israel, in the existence of Israel, and I believe Israel has to go forward into the future, for the rest of eternity, she told Channel 12. Mirren added at the time, I believe in Israel because of the Holocaust. Mirren was promoting her role as Golda Meir, Israeli's first prime minister, in the film Golda."

"The man accosting Mirren said she was happy Palestinians' houses are gone, likely referring to Israel's strikes against Gaza which have led to thousands of deaths and structures being leveled. Israel struck Gaza in response to the terror group Hamas attacking Israeli civilians in the infamous October 7 attack in 2023."

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