Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren harassed in London for her Israel support

Oscar-winning British actress Helen Mirren and her husband, director Taylor Hackford, were reportedly verbally confronted on a London street on Wednesday over Mirren’s public support for Israel.

In a video clip shared on 𝕏, an anti-Israel activist can be heard shouting at the 80-year-old actress and her husband as they walked in the Tower Hill area of East London.

"You said Israel should last forever because of the Holocaust," the activist continued. "She was very happy that Palestinians' houses were gone."

Mirren appeared uncomfortable in the footage, while Hackford intervened and told the individual to stop harassing his wife.

The activist concluded his verbal attack by calling Mirren an “Evil Zionist b****.”

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Mirren, who is not Jewish, has been a vocal supporter of Israel.

“I believe in Israel, in the existence of Israel. I believe Israel has to go forward into the future, for all of eternity. I believe in Israel because of the Holocaust," Mirren told Israel's Channel 12 News in 2023.

The same year, Mirren portrayed the iconic Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, who served from 1969 to 1974, in the film “Golda,” describing the role as "one of the greatest" she has ever played.

Last month, Mirren joined some 1,000 entertainment leaders in signing a letter supporting Israel’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, which was held this year in Vienna, Austria, amid calls to boycott Israel.

“We have been shocked and disappointed to see some members of the entertainment community calling for Israel to be banished from the contest for responding to the greatest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust,” the joint pro-Israel letter stated, referring to the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in southern Israel.