Quentin Tarantino pictured with Israeli troops at an army base to 'boost morale'

15 October 2023 , 19:10

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Quentin has visited a military base in Israel (Image: Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)

Quentin Tarantino has visited an Israeli army base to boost morale among the troops during the conflict between Israel and Gaza.

The iconic movie maker was photographed at the camp in Southern Israel with the image shared on the Israel War Room page. The picture was posted to X (formerly Twitter) with the caption: : “Legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino visits an Israeli base in southern Israel to boost IDF morale."

Quentin has lived in Tel Aviv for two years alongside his Israeli model wife Daniella Pick and their two children. The couple wed in 2018 in an intimate private ceremony in Los Angeles. The pair first met in 2009 when Quentin was on the promotional trail for Brad Pitt and Christopher Waltz movie Inglorious Basterds.

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Quentin Tarantino has been pictured with Israeli troops at an army base

The mood-boosting visit comes after several other celebrities including Israeli Wonderwoman actress Gal Gadot, her co-star Chris Pine, Star Wars actor Mark Hamill and Jamie Lee Curtis joined 700 Hollywood names in signing an open voicing their support for Israel in the war which has seen devastating casualties on both sides.

The conflict was triggered when Hamas launched an early morning offensive in southern Israel last weekend, which has escalated to a full on war between the two sides. Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp has since condemned posts on Instagram celebrating violence against Israel.

Meanwhile Palestinian American model Gigi Hadid shared her own statement on the conflict on Instagram. She wrote: "My thoughts are with all those affected by the unjustifiable tragedy, and every day that innocent lives are taken by this conflict—too many of which are children.

Quentin is married to an Israeli model (Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for S)

Palestinian born Gigi has spoken out against the conflict (Getty Images)

"I have deep empathy and heartbreak for the Palestinian struggle and life under occupation, it's a responsibility I hold daily. I also feel a responsibility to my Jewish friends to make it clear, as I have before: While I have hopes and dreams for Palestinians, none of them include the harm of a Jewish person."

Hadid added: "The terrorizing of innocent people is not in alignment with & does not do any good for the 'Free Palestine' movement. The idea that it does has fueled a painful, decades-long cycle of back&forth retaliation (which no innocent civilian, Palestinian or Israeli, deserves to be a victim of) and helps perpetuate the false idea that being Pro-Palestine = antisemitic."

Ayeesha Walsh