Angelina Jolie Was Purported To Have Said ‘Arabs and Muslims Are Not Terrorists’ and ‘the World Should Unite Against Israel.’ Here’s the Truth

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Angelina Jolie Was Purported To Have Said ‘****** and Muslims Are Not Terrorists’ and ‘the World Should Unite Against *******.’ Here’s the Truth

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Angelina Jolie said, “****** and Muslims are not terrorists. The world should unite against *******.”

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Rating: Misattributed

The protracted, often *******

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exploded into a hot war on Oct. 7, 2023, when the militant ************ group

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launched a

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and *******

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by bombarding the Gaza Strip. More than 20,000 people, the vast majority of them Palestinians,

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during the first two months of the war alone. The ********* is driven by

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and territorial ambitions dating back more than a century. The internet has become an unofficial front in that war and is rife with misinformation, which Snopes is dedicated to countering with facts and context. You can help.

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On April 28, 2024, a user on X (formerly

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a quote meme that claimed Oscar-winning actor Angelina Jolie had once said, “****** and Muslims are not terrorists. The world should unite against *******.”

However, Snopes found no credible evidence that Jolie ever said these words, nor did she say anything that closely resembles the sentiment. The quote was first

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) as being fake by BBC Verify journalist Shayan Sardarizadeh, after it was shared by another user in November 2023.

People on social media claimed Angelina Jolie once said the words ****** and Muslims are not terrorists and that the world should unite against *******.

A Community Note was added to the post by other users who clarified that the quote was fake.

Snopes previously contacted Jolie via her open messages on

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to ask if she had any reaction about the fake quote being promoted online. We will update this article if a response is received.

In this story, we’ll lay out all of the facts regarding the history of the quote, as well as Jolie’s genuine thoughts regarding the *******-****** war.

2015: Another Quote Meme with Jolie’s Photo

The fake quote has appeared online for many years alongside Jolie’s name. For example, a search of

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found a similar quote meme that was

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) in 2015.

Another person

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) to the tweet to ask for proof that Jolie said this but received no response.

2009: ‘I Got This in an Email’

One clue to the origins of this quote appeared in a Jan. 18, 2009,

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) on Israellycool.com. An author with the blog said that a user on an internet forum mentioned that an email message was circulating at the time. The Israellycool.com author called it the “funniest fake Hollywood views on Middle East conflict of the day.” The fake Jolie quote was included in the list:

Dear Friends,

I got this in an email. No source was available (gee, I wonder why- ed.).

“If ****** are strong enough, they will ******** the whole world, Therefore we should annihilate them.” – Keanu Reeves

“****** are dirtier creatures than animals and we Jews are the chosen people. There is no comparison.” – Harrison Ford

“I don’t know much about the subject but the war should end to stop the bloodshed on both parts.” – Sandra Bullock

“Take a look at *******’s history and you would know who the ********** is.” – Al Pacino

“Humanity seized to exist when ******* was established.” – Dustin Hoffman

“WE are living now in a jungle where the strong eats the weakest. We are not better than the ****** to despise them.” – Ralph Fiennes

“The ****** are the source of terrorism. They don’t spare anyone without attacking them. I hope that ******* destroys all of them.” – Tom Cruise

“******* means war and destruction and we Americans are behind this war. I am ashamed of being *********.” – Anthony Hopkins

“Both sides are wrong and the ******** must be stopped.” – Will Smith

“Bush, Sharon, Blair and Rice are names that history will d*mn.” -George Clooney

“****** and Muslims are not terrorists. The world should unite against *******.” – Angelina Jolie

“****** are a burden on the world and should be annihilated.” – Richard Gere

“We are talking from a point of strength, what if we were the weak ones?” – Sean Connery

“Zionists are the source of destruction. I wish I could ****** against them.” – Mel Gibson

Snopes found no evidence whatsoever that any of these quotes were real.

The author on Israellycool.com added, “Actually, the Mel Gibson quote I can believe” – an apparent reference to

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that Oscar-winning actor Mel Gibson had previously made about ******* people.

2006: ‘A Poll’ of ’15 Prominent Hollywood Stars’

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, the oldest-known posting of the fake Jolie quote was in an Aug. 23, 2006, article on

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. The article also included some of the same fake quotes posted by Israellycool.com in 2009. The IkhwanWeb.com website bills itself as the ******* Brotherhood’s official English website.

The article cited “a poll conducted [that] included 15 prominent Hollywood stars” but did not include any sources. This appeared to be similar to the purported email that was mentioned by Israellycool.com in 2009. Snopes contacted the staff of IkhwanWeb.com via email and will update this story if we receive a response.

Jolie’s Genuine Thoughts about the *******-****** War

Leaving aside the fake quote that mentioned Jolie’s name, the actor truly has made remarks about the *******-****** war.

In an Oct. 28, 2023,

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that contained three slides of text, Jolie called ******’ Oct. 7 ******* in ******* “an act of *******” and said she was “praying for the immediate, safe return of every ********, and for the families who carry the unimaginable pain of a ******* of a loved one.” She also said that ******’ ******* “cannot justify the innocent lives lost in ******** a civilian population in Gaza,” and added that she believed, “Humanity demands an immediate ceasefire.”

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Days later, in another

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post on Nov. 1, Jolie posted a picture of the

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and said, in part, “By refusing to demand a humanitarian ceasefire and blocking the UN Security Council from imposing one on both parties, world leaders are complicit in these *******.”

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Sources:

Al-Mughrabi, Nidal, and Emily Rose. “******* Strikes Dense Gaza Camp, Says It ****** ****** Commander.” Reuters, 31 Oct. 2023,

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“Angelina Jolie.”

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Lange, David. “Operation Cast Lead Sun Jan 18th, 2009.” Israellycool.com, 18 Jan. 2009,

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“Mel Gibson Addresses Accusations of Anti-Semitism.” ABC News, 12 Oct. 2006,

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“Survey: Over Half of Hollywood Stars against ******** Aggression.” IkhwanWeb.com, 23 Aug. 2006,

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Tugtekin, Elif. “Angelina Jolie Decries Global Injustice, How Some Groups Have Rights and Others Have None.” Anadolu Agency, 22 Dec. 2023,

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