On a Wednesday evening in November, the Simon Wiesenthal Center gathered its guests to honor Ynon Kreiz, newly installed as co-CEO of Skydance, and the evening carried a note of unease beneath its celebration. Gal Gadot, the Israeli-born actress and a Jew herself, stood before the room and spoke of fear: fear of how easily hatred toward Jews is now voiced and tolerated, a fear she traces back to the October 7 massacre and the war that followed. Her praise for Kreiz became a kind of answer to that fear, a sign that some leaders in a powerful industry are still willing to stand firm. It is a mom
Gal Gadot Praises Skydance Co-CEO Ynon Kreiz for Standing Against Antisemitism at Wiesenthal Center Dinner
Gadot and the Israeli-American Council say Jewish people face rising bigotry and that some fear professional or social costs for speaking out about antisemitism or support for Israel.
Opposing hatred of Jews should not require an act of professional courage.
Mark
Why does this dinner matter beyond the award itself?
Mimi
Because of who is receiving it and when. Ynon Kreiz became Skydance's co-CEO just after a $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, so his public stance now carries corporate weight.
Mark
What was Gadot's central point?
Mimi
That hatred of Jews is spreading quickly and openly, and that people are getting used to it. She tied that fear to Oct. 7 and the war afterward.
Luke
Worth noting that's her perception, offered from a podium. She gave no figures, so the claim about speed and acceptance isn't measured in this reporting.
Mark
And the Israeli-American Council statement?
Mimi
It says Jewish people in entertainment shouldn't have to worry that speaking up costs them work or friendships.
Luke
Careful there. That's a statement of principle. The source cites no specific case of someone losing work, so the actual prevalence is unknown.
Mark
Did Skydance or the Wiesenthal Center respond?
Mimi
Fox News Digital reached out to both. No reply is included in the piece.
Luke
So what we have is the honoree's own words and supportive voices. Whether Skydance will translate this into policy is open.
El Pulso
- Gal Gadot's voice nearly broke on stage as she warned that hatred of Jews is spreading in plain sight.
- Ynon Kreiz was honored with the Simon Wiesenthal Center's 2026 Humanitarian Award just weeks after Skydance completed its massive Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition.
- The Israeli-American Council says Jewish professionals should never have to weigh their careers against speaking out on antisemitism.
- The real test now is whether Skydance takes public, visible positions on antisemitism and how its newly combined leadership acts on them.
On a Wednesday evening in November, the Simon Wiesenthal Center gathered its guests to honor Ynon Kreiz, newly installed as co-CEO of Skydance, and the evening carried a note of unease beneath its celebration. Gal Gadot, the Israeli-born actress and a Jew herself, stood before the room and spoke of fear: fear of how easily hatred toward Jews is now voiced and tolerated, a fear she traces back to the October 7 massacre and the war that followed. Her praise for Kreiz became a kind of answer to that fear, a sign that some leaders in a powerful industry are still willing to stand firm. It is a moment that asks an older question, how a society responds when prejudice grows louder, and it leaves open whether that firmness will become a shared practice.
Gal Gadot came close to tears on stage at the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Humanitarian Award Dinner, standing to honor Ynon Kreiz, the new co-CEO of Skydance. She praised him for standing up against antisemitism, and she spoke with unusual directness about her own fear.
Alongside producer Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Ellison, Gadot presented the award, but her words carried the evening's sharpest note. She said she is frightened by how openly hatred of Jews is expressed and accepted, and she linked that fear to the October 7 attacks and the war that followed. If people grow used to hatred and look away, she asked, where does it end?
Her hope, she said, rested with people like Kreiz, who are not wavering. Kreiz, who holds Israeli, British and American citizenship, accepted the honor and said business leaders carry moral responsibility.
The award came just over a month after Paramount Skydance completed its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The Israeli-American Council added its voice, saying Jewish people in the industry and beyond should not have to wonder whether speaking out would cost them work or friendships. Opposing hatred, it said, should not demand professional courage. What remains to be seen is whether the company Kreiz co-leads will say so publicly.
Gal Gadot came close to tears on stage Wednesday night at the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Humanitarian Award Dinner, where she stood to honor the man who now helps run one of the largest entertainment companies in the country. The honoree was Ynon Kreiz, the new co-CEO of Skydance, and Gadot, the Israeli actress best known as Wonder Woman, praised him for what she called sticking up against antisemitism.
Gadot did not present the 2026 Humanitarian Award alone. Producer Jeffrey Katzenberg and Skydance chairman and CEO David Ellison joined her. But it was her remarks, as reported by Variety, that carried the evening's most direct warning. She said she is frightened by how quickly hatred of Jews is spreading, and by how openly it is expressed and accepted.
She tied that fear to a specific date. Since the Oct. 7 massacre and the war that followed, Gadot said, she has found herself asking how far this can go. If people grow used to hearing and seeing hatred and looking the other way, she asked, where does it end? Gadot, who is Jewish, has long defended Israel since the deadly Hamas attacks.
Her praise for Kreiz was framed as an answer to that question. What gives her hope, she said, is that people like him are not wavering. He is doing what he has always done, standing firm, and he feels what the Jewish community is going through. She described his leadership as a beacon of light, and said that in a dark hour nothing matters more than a ray of light to give people courage.
Kreiz, who holds Israeli, British and American citizenship, accepted the award and thanked Ellison and Skydance for taking what he called a bold stand for Israel and the Jewish people against an ancient hatred. According to Deadline, he said business leadership comes with moral responsibility.
The timing places the award in the middle of a major corporate transition. It came just over a month after Paramount Skydance completed its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Before the merger closed, Ellison announced that Kreiz, formerly chairman and CEO of Mattel, would serve as co-CEO alongside him.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Simon Wiesenthal Center and Skydance for comment. The Israeli-American Council did respond, with a statement congratulating Kreiz and stressing the need to speak up. It said Gadot is right to raise concerns about the spread of hatred of Jews.
The council went further, describing a personal cost it believes Jewish people in the industry and beyond carry. No Jewish actor, writer, employee or student, it said, should have to wonder whether talking about antisemitism or voicing support for Israel would cost them work, friendships or acceptance. Opposing hatred of Jews, the statement said, should not require an act of professional courage, and when it does, something is deeply wrong.
What to watch now is whether the company Kreiz co-leads takes public positions on the issue, and how the newly combined studio's leadership addresses it in practice.
Citas Notables
I'm frightened by how quickly hatred of Jews is spreading and how openly it is expressed and accepted.— Gal Gadot, per Variety
Business leadership comes with moral responsibility.— Ynon Kreiz, per Deadline
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