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ISRAEL’S WONDER WOMAN
This summer’s latest superhero blockbuster movie, Wonder Woman, has been winning the hearts of
as a combat trainer and serving the 2006 war with Hezbollah. Gal went on to study Law and Political Science in college before becoming a full time actress.
Gal’s rst western movie role was as ‘Gisele’ in the The Fast & the Furious franchise, starring alongside Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson and the late Paul Walker in four of the movies. She was chosen because director Justin Lin liked her military background and her expertise with weapons. During lming Gal was more than willing to show what IDF soldiers are made of, opting against body doubles and instead performing all her own stunts.
After starring in a variety of movies, Gal’s
critics and fans alike. However, what you may not know is that lead actress, Gal Gadot, is a proud Israeli.
Gal was born in Peta Tikva, Israel in 1985. In Hebrew, her rst name means “wave” and her surname means “riverbanks”, which creates a very tranquil image. And Gal
has de nitely been living up to her name, making waves around the world.
At the age of eighteen, Gal won the Miss Israel beauty pageant. Two years later she enlisted as a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces serving her country for two years
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