Gal Gadot congratulates Netta Barzilai on Eurovision victory

Wonder Woman gets shout-out in lyrics of winning song ‘Toy’; actress praises singer’s ‘confidence and talent’ and her ‘stand for diversity’

By JTA 14 May 2018, 1:31 am

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Gal Gadot at the Oscars on March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Israeli actress Gal Gadot on Sunday congratulated Netta Barzilai for her victory at Eurovision.

Gadot, whose film persona Wonder Woman gets a shout-out in Israel’s song “Toy,” posted her good wishes on Instagram, including a video of Barzilai’s acceptance speech, in which she thanked the audience for “choosing different” and for “celebrating diversity.”

Gadot said in her post: “You represent the real wonder in women. So much Truth, confidence and talent. You stand for diversity and you bring fresh beautiful light to the world. and thank you all for voting!!!“

Gadot can be heard on the video saying “What a sweetie, how cute, what a champion.”

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During the contest’s final, Gadot encouraged her nearly 20 million Instagram followers to “Vote for Netta!”

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On Sunday morning, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made his way to the weekly cabinet meeting he executed a chicken movement in honor of Barzilai’s victory. He posted a video of the move on his Facebook page saying Boker Toy, instead of Boker Tov, which means good morning.