The Zionist Organization of America says that the late Elizabeth Taylor was an “ardent Zionist.” Much of her ardor seems to have been circa the 50s-60s. Egypt wouldn’t let the makers of “Cleopatra” film in Egypt. From the Jewish Journal:
In 1975, she was one of 60 prominent women to sign a statement to then-U.N. Secretary General Kurt Waldheim condemning the U.N. General Assembly’s infamous Zionism-is-Racism resolution. Taylor offered herself as a hostage when 104 hostages aboard an Air France airbus were hijacked by PLO terrorists and held at Uganda’s Entebbe Airport, from which they rescued in a spectacular Israeli commando mission on July 4, 1976, America’s 200th birthday.
Taylor frequently visited Israel and met with its leadership, including Prime Minister Menachem Begin in 1983..
ZOA National President Morton A. Klein said, “Elizabeth Taylor was not only a wonderful actress but a wonderful Zionist.
