The Israeli American actress Natalie Portman on Sunday condemned the rise of antisemitism in the United States in an Instagram post, saying the phenomenon makes "her heart drop."
The 41-year-old Oscar-winning actress wrote in the social media post that "seeing the re-emergence of antisemitism makes my heart drop."
The text-only post continued: "This hatred must be combatted with boundless love for each other. Today, I send love to all my fellow Jews. And I send love to all those standing with us against these violent words and actions.
"It’s been painful and frightening to listen to, and I’m extremely grateful to those who continue to speak up against antisemitism with us, and against all forms of racism."
Portman's post received wide support from fans and followers, reaching over 100,000 likes in less than 24 hours.
Some fellow celebrities, like Julianne Moore, Kat Dennings, and Isla Fisher - who is married to Jewish actor Sasha Baron Cohen - replied to the post, expressing support.
The Jewish actress also shared last week a screenshot with a link to a New York Times article titled, "Hate Speech’s Rise on Twitter Is Unprecedented, Researchers Find."
The article cited a study, which found that antisemitic posts referring to Jews or Judaism increased by more than 61% in the two weeks after Elon Musk acquired the popular social media platform.
Over the screenshot, Portman wrote, "These numbers are horrifying. This is not freedom."
Musk denied the allegations but "did not provide underlying numbers or details of how he was measuring hate speech," according to the Times.