A pro Israel group are trying to cancel Britian’s “national treasure” Miriam Margolyes.
A leading anti-semitism group are calling for Harry Potter star to be stripped of her OBE.
The Oxford actress, who is herself Jewish, is well-known for her role as Professor Sprout in several of the Harry Potter films.
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Known for her character actor work across film, tv, and stage, she received the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mrs Mingott in Martin Scorsese’s 1993 film, The Age of Innocence.
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The Northern Echo reports: The 84-year-old was awarded an OBE in 2002 for Services to drama, but there are now calls for this to be taken back.
Ms Margolyes, who is Jewish, recently spoke to The Big Issue about Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.
The actress said that it reminded her of the Holocaust and added: “The terrible thing I face is that Hitler won.
“He changed us, made us like him.”
The Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) has responded to Ms Margolyes’ remarks and has labelled them as “repugnant”.
A statement from the CAA said: “The fact she was born Jewish does not give her license to use her immense platform to spread anti-Jewish venom.
“This has to be the end of the road. She must be shunned by the showbiz world that has fawned and bowed until now.”
CAA added that it would write to the Honours Forfeiture Committee as well as BAFTA and urge them to revoke her titles, including her OBE.
Margolyes, who is performing at the Edinburgh Fringe, said “I’m not anti-Semitic, I’m anti-killing children”
“I am criticizing the Israeli government. But I am also criticizing the Jewish people in the UK, the community that I belong to, which is not coming out in support of me. I just want people not to kill each other.”
She added: “I have every right to be an OBE”, and said those who are calling for her to be stripped of the award “are just chickens*** people who think that’s important. It’s nonsense”.
“I’m very proud of my OBE and I think I deserved it, and I’d be sad if it was taken away. But I don’t think it’s seriously going to happen,”she said.
“I would not like to have it taken away because it would imply the government agrees that I shouldn’t be an OBE.”
