Jon Voight has hit out at his daughter Angelina Jolie, slamming her as “ignorant” and “naive”.
Voight has publicly criticized his daughter for her support of Palestine amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.
In an interview with Variety, Voight, 85, labeled the 49-year-old actress as “ignorant” and “naive.”
“She has been exposed to propaganda,” Voight stated. “She’s been influenced by antisemitic people. Angie has a connection to the UN, and she’s enjoyed speaking out for refugees. But these people are not refugees.”
Jolie, who previously served as a special envoy for the UN High Commission for Refugees, has openly condemned Israel's bombing of Gaza following Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel on October 7.
“What happened in Israel is an act of terror,” Jolie said in an October 2023 statement, as reported by the Hollywood Reporter.
“But that cannot justify the innocent lives lost in bombing a civilian population in Gaza that has nowhere to go, no access to food or water, no possibility of evacuation, and not even the basic human right to cross a border to seek refuge.”
Voight responded to Jolie’s stance, stating: “She’s ignorant of what the real stakes are and what the real story is because she’s in the loop of the United Nations.”
He further criticized activists who claim that there are over five million Palestinian refugees in Gaza and the West Bank, describing them as “dupes who never get outside of their bubble” and including Jolie who he described as a "naive dupe".
Voight admitted that discussing their differences with Jolie is challenging. “She doesn’t really want to share this kind of stuff because she’s of another mind about it,” he said.
Despite their differences, Voight emphasized his love for his daughter. “I love my daughter. I don’t want to fight with my daughter.
"But the fact is, I think she has been influenced by the UN. From the beginning, it’s been awful with human rights. They call it human rights, but it’s just anti-Israel bashing.”
Voight expressed his affection for Jolie, saying: “I love my daughter — that’s number one. I am happy when Angie is happy. When she’s having a tough time, I’m having a tough time. When she is down, I’m down,” while holding back tears.
A source close to Jolie told Variety: “Angelina wishes him well but does not speak about him publicly.”
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