Why do some people put so much stock in what Hollywood celebrities have to say? Richard Gere is an actor, and a very good one, but that doesn't make him an expert on other things. A man might be a very good bran surgeon, but I wouldn't let him work on my car. Gere is an expert on pretending for a living, and that's it. On top of that, Gere didn't get his facts straight, and didn't even try to. All he did was state his personal opinion complete with his anti-Israeli bias. He's kind of like the TV news bubbleheads were inflicted with.

It would be interesting to have Gear's response to Yemini's excellent article

Dear Sir,

I had my Media Moment and that's all that counts.

Regards, RG.

Does the writer really believe that Mr. Movie star gives a rats ass about his explanation and the facts. How naive.

I doubt Richard Geer wants to know the truth or the facts. He came over with his mind made up already, if he had an open mind he would not talk as he did. So stupid of him to take sides.

You spend the whole of the article explaining why
The Jewish presence is justified and no big deal. Then you say you're against it. It's hard to figure out why you're against it, after justifying it so much?

I would not even bother to explain it to him. Waste of time and energy. He is an ignorant idiot and just because he is an actor does not make him knowledgeable or gives him the right to criticize Israel.

Don't pay him any attention.. he does not deserve it!!!

You can talk him down all you want but he's spot on. It's plain to see for everyone but zealots, die hard Israel can do no wrong supporters

Mr. Yemini, I've never seen such foolishness or naivite. After you spend the body of your article expounding the reasons that the Palestinians don't deserve a state, you then , using the most disconnnected logic that had my head spinning, to conclude...there should be a Palestinian state which in all forms of reality that I know, would never countanance a Jewish state. Are you mad?

There is too much money he has at stake in China with his second rate acting in movies

Todah Raba Ben Dror Yemini. You always remind people of the facts about the Arabs and other Moslems who want to destroy Israel. We should ask why so many seemingly 'civilized' and 'educated' people are so eager to scapegoat Israel and the Jews. Richard Gere might be misinformed but he is intelligent enough to ask for other views of this subject. As for the media, they are aware of the facts but choose to scapegoat Israel and Jews - and this is antisemitism and should be named as such..

This old class B has been actor couldn't act his way out of the can.
The only way he hopes to have some PR is to take the side of terrorists over the nation of Israel.

Richard Gere is getting old, and he is barely obtaining leading part in the film industry. The best way to keep his name in the news is participating in a social activism. The easiest way is to beat up the Jews/Israelis, and that exactly he is doing. I am not going to see any of his old or new movies at all, and that what should everybody to do. Hit the movie industry on their pocket, and Richard will be dropped as a hot potato.

Richard and other idiots....

http://www.israellycool.com/2017/11/07/watch-breaking-a-breaking-the-silence-activist/

Preaching on deaf ears.
Him and his wife are very bias. They are not looking for the truth. They are looking to condemn Israel. They qualify for an Anti Semitic award.

How come all the good looking men actors, singers etc. suffering from lack of brain, living miles from other countries that having political problems, and holding an opinion, which has nothing to do with reality. Richard, Eddie Vedder, Roger Waters, what os wrong with them? Don't they read newspapers? Muslims ate bombing places in Europe and US, places that let Muslems live among them, and yet they are bombing them. This is Islam Presenting only death!!!

is his GOD. How can you expect someone like this to understand anything about Israel. I am sure if he was educated about the history of the Israel or even read the Bible perhaps he would better understand.

Richard is not against Israel - he is just like so many who assume Palenstinians will somehow end their hatred. Richard like many do not know the evil of islam.

This is what makes it dangerous for someone like him who do not realize that Islam would cut off his head. So naieve and dangerous at the same.

They need to live among the terrorists they support.
Easy for them to be ignorant not so easy when they MUST live amongst the hatred and anti semitism.
Besides time lessens their looks and in these cases they never had a brain to begin with.
A Judge Judy once said,
"Beauty is skin deep stupid is forever."

is the waste they expel on those not hanging from trees.

AMEN !!!!!!!!

God chose Israel the 'promised land' remember?
Those who make war on Israel make war with God.
Gere is a brainless out of work actor not an Einstein.

He's a light weight once pretty boy devoid of having the ability to think.
A perfect example of a male air head.

What and deny all those Hollyweird types their cheap thrills?

Gere couldn't act his way out of the can.
He's a has been the only attention he can
muster is standing behind the Dali Lama.

A total waste of time.
These people do not know the facts, and further, are not interested in the facts.

Give credit to Ritchard gere, as a decent human being to help and care for others. I admire him for his work.

in the Hebron massacre; not 59, as Yemini states.