Natalie Portman’s Israeli Citizenship Is Threatened

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An Israeli politician is threatening the citizenship of Natalie Portman after she refused to fly back to the country to accept the “Jewish Nobel” prize.

“From the outset, the idea of granting the Genesis Prize to Natalie Portman was complete craziness,” said Likud member Oren Hazan, the Times of Israel reported. “[She is] a Jewish Israeli, who on the one hand cynically uses her birthplace to advance her career and on the other is proud of the fact that she managed to avoid enlisting in the IDF.”

Oren added: “She’s an actress, but she is unworthy of any honor in the State of Israel. Sweetness can come from strength: I call on Interior Minister Aryeh Deri to rescind Portman’s Israeli citizenship. She left Israel at age four, and has no real connection to the State.”