Jon Voight hits out at daughter Angelina Jolie’s ‘lies’ about Israel-Hamas war

Angelina Jolie’s father Jon Voight has condemned his daughter’s views on the Israel-Hamas war and accused her of spreading “lies” on social media.

The Girl, interrupted actor, 48, former special envoy of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, recently shared a post accusing Israel of “deliberately bombing children, women, families, deprived of food, medicine and humanitarian aid” in violation of international law.

In response, Voight, 84, said he was “disappointed that my daughter… has no understanding of God’s glory, God’s truth” in a fiery video statement shared on X/Twitter on November 4, before adding: “The Israeli army must protect your soil.”

About 1,400 Israelis, many of whom were civilians, were killed on October 7 when Hamas launched a surprise attack across the border.

Nearly 10,000 civilians, including 4,000 children, were killed in airstrikes on Gaza following the attack, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.

Jolie then renewed calls for an immediate ceasefire to allow the passage of vital aid to Gaza, as the Israeli army stepped up its attacks on the disputed strip.

“While the world watches and with the active support of many governments, millions of Palestinian citizens – children, women, families – are being collectively punished and dehumanized, denied food, medicine and humanitarian aid in violation of international law,” Jolie, 48, wrote. “By refusing to demand a humanitarian ceasefire and preventing the UN Security Council from imposing a ceasefire on both sides, world leaders are complicit in these crimes.”

Seated in front of an American flag, Voight hit back at Jolie’s “lies” in a three-minute video, adding that the Israeli military must “protect your soil, your people.”

The Midnight heat actor began: “I am very disappointed that my daughter, like so many, has no understanding of God’s glory, God’s truths

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“This is about destroying the history of God’s land, the Holy Land, the land of the Jews. This is justice for God’s children of the Holy Land,” Voight continued.

“The Israeli army must protect your soil, your people. This is war. It won’t be what the left thinks, it can’t be civilized now.

“You fools call Israel the problem, you need to look at yourselves and ask, ‘Who am I?’ ‘What am I?’ And ask God if I teach the truth, or am I being lied to and following everyone else? Because, my friends, those who understand the truth see the lie.”

The independent has reached out to Jolie’s reps for comment.

In December 2022, Jolie resigned as special envoy to the UNHCR after two decades of “advocating for the rights and protection of forcibly displaced people around the world,” according to an official joint statement.

Since her appointment as special envoy in 2012, Jolie has “used her powerful voice to raise awareness and support for refugees and to call for urgent action and solutions for people forced to flee,” the statement said.