Does Margot Robbie Support Israel?

Noa Cohen Feb 19, 2025 3 min read

Short answer: As of July 2026, Margot Robbie has taken no public position on Israel, the Palestinians, or the war in Gaza. There is no record of her endorsing a boycott of Israel or signing any pro-Palestinian or pro-Israel letter. She is not Jewish (she is an Australian raised Christian). The only Israel-adjacent facts on the record are positive-neutral: as a producer and star she said Israeli actress Gal Gadot was her first choice to play Barbie and praised her warmly, and the Barbie film screened in Israeli cinemas without controversy while several Arab states banned it over unrelated content.

What Margot Robbie has actually said and done

July 1990: Margot Robbie is born in Dalby, Queensland, Australia, into a family of Scottish and German/Sorbian-Australian descent and raised Christian, per Britannica. She is not Jewish; the popular "Margot Robbie Jewish" search returns no genealogical or religious basis.
May 2023: While promoting Barbie (which she produced through LuckyChap as well as starred in), Robbie revealed that Israeli actress Gal Gadot was her first choice to play Barbie, calling her genuinely kind and sincere; Gadot later responded warmly, in August 2023, saying Robbie "warmed my heart." Scheduling prevented the casting. It was reported by Variety and ScreenRant. This is the closest thing to a positive Israel-adjacent gesture on her record, though it is not a political statement.
July 20, 2023: Barbie opens in Israeli cinemas and screens without the censorship, delays, or bans imposed by several neighboring countries, as noted by The Jerusalem Post.
August 15, 2023: Barbie is banned in Kuwait, Lebanon, and Algeria over LGBT themes and content deemed contrary to local moral values, not anything to do with Israel, according to Forbes. Israel is not among the countries that banned it, which corrects a common misconception that the bans were Israel-related.
September 12, 2024: Chanel names Robbie the new face of Chanel N°5 (she had been a Chanel ambassador since March 2018), per TheIndustry.beauty. The tie matters only because pro-Palestinian activists criticize Chanel over its reported donation to Israel and later cite the deal against her; it is not itself a statement by Robbie about Israel.
July 2026: A pro-Palestinian activist database lists Robbie as "complicit in apartheid," citing her silence on Gaza, her wish to cast Gal Gadot (a former IDF soldier), and her Chanel deal, per the Reverse Canary Mission activist site. This is an activist site, not a reputable outlet, and it documents her silence, not any action against Israel; it is the main source of the online "boycott" talk about her.

Is Margot Robbie Jewish, and where the Israel talk comes from

Margot Elise Robbie was born July 2, 1990 in Dalby, Queensland, Australia, of Scottish and German/Sorbian-Australian descent, and was raised Christian. She has never identified as Jewish, and there is no Jewish lineage on record. The high search volume for "Margot Robbie Jewish" appears to be generic celebrity curiosity rather than anything she has claimed.

The Israel conversation around her is driven almost entirely by the Barbie film rather than by Robbie's own words. On the favorable side of the ledger, her stated first choice to play Barbie was Israeli star Gal Gadot, whom she praised warmly, and Barbie played in Israeli theaters without incident while Kuwait, Lebanon, and Algeria banned it over content unrelated to Israel. On the critical side, a single pro-Palestinian activist site lists her as "complicit" for staying silent on Gaza, for wanting to cast Gadot, and for her Chanel ambassadorship. That listing rests on her silence, not on any anti-Israel action.

The bottom line

Robbie is a neutral-to-silent figure with no political statements on Israel. She should not be portrayed as an outspoken Israel supporter, and she should not be portrayed as anti-Israel, because neither is documented. The defensible reading is that she has said nothing about the conflict, is not Jewish, and that her only Israel-touching moments (wanting Israeli actress Gal Gadot for Barbie, Barbie screening freely in Israel) are incidental and mildly favorable rather than a stance.

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Last updated July 2026. We update these profiles as the record changes.