Summary
- Takeaway 1: Angelina Jolie criticizes Israeli government for bombing civilian population in Gaza, depriving them of basic necessities.
- Takeaway 2: Jon Voight, Angelina's father, accuses her of spreading misinformation and not understanding Hamas' goal of destroying the land of the Jews.
- Takeaway 3: Angelina has had a strained relationship with her father for years, following his infidelity and her mother's death from ovarian cancer.
Angelina Jolie has had a contentious relationship with her famous father Jon Voight for years, and the actor’s recent comments about his daughter aren’t helping.
Angelina has been recently vocal about her disappointment over the IDF’s response to the October 7 Hamas terror attack, which killed more than 1,400 people, many of which were civilians. The actress, who was previously a special envoy to the UN High Commission for Refugees, specifically accused the Israeli government of “deliberately bombing children, women, families, deprived of food, medicine and humanitarian aid.”
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“I too am praying for the immediate, safe return of every hostage, and for the families who carry the unimaginable pain of a murder of a loved one. Above all, the children murdered, and the many children now orphaned,” she wrote in one post release on Instagram.
“What happened in Israel is an act of terror,” the Maleficent star continued. “But that cannot justify the innocent lives lost in bombing a civilian population in Gaza that has nowhere to go, no access to food or water, no possibility of evacuation, and not even the basic human right to cross a border or seek refuge.”
Angelina Jolie’s Father Says She’s Spreading Misinformation
However, this prompted her father to release a video on social media critiquing her recent comments and accusing Angelina of spreading misinformation. “I am very disappointed that my daughter, like so many, has no understanding of God's honor, God's truths,” Voight, 84, said in clip posted to his Instagram account.
The director further claimed that Angelina doesn’t understand Hamas’ goal is to “is to annihilate the land of the Jews.”
“This is about destroying the history of God's land, the Holy Land, the land of the Jews, This is justice for God's children of the holy land,” Jon went on. “The Israeli army must protect thy soil, thy people. This is war. It's not going to be what the left thinks, it can't be civil now.”
“Israel was attacked by inhuman terror on innocent babies, mothers, fathers, grandparents,” he continued. “You fools call Israel the problem, you should look at yourself and ask who am I? What am I? And ask God if am I learning the truth, or am I being lied to and following everyone else? The ones who understand truth see the lie.”
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Later in the video, Angelina’s father added, “These animals want to wipe out Jews, Christians. They see that the Palestinians have not been neglected of finance. They have been given huge infusions of money, that they didn't share with the people. They made weapons instead, for their rage.”
Angelina Has Been On Bad Terms With Her Famous Dad For Years
Angelina has been vocal about her strained relationship with her father for years. Jon was married to her Angelina’s mother, Marcheline Bertrand, from 1971 to 1976 and had two kids. But they divorced following Voight’s infidelity. When Marcheline passed away from ovarian cancer in 2007, Angelina was vocal about how much her father’s affair had hurt her mother.
Though Angelina would go on to reconcile with her father in the mid-2000s, they eventually had a falling out after her break-up with Brad Pitt. The actress hasn’t publicly responded to her father’s recent comments.
