Natalie Portman Tired of Middle East Politics

Natalie Portman in The Professional

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Based on the autobiographical Amos Oz novel “A Tale of Love and Darkness,” the 34-year-old’s directorial debut is set during the formation of Israel in the years following World War II, the country where Portman was born and her father grew up.
“It’s a very strange place to be from. When you say, ‘I’m from Israel,’ everyone wants to have a 10-hour political conversation. Everyone has a very strong, passionate opinion about it,” the Long Island-raised actress told Harper’s Bazaar. “But I’m grateful for it. I had so many friends who asked when we were younger, ‘Who am I? What’s my identity?’ I never questioned my identity.”
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“I get asked so many questions about the Middle East, and I’m like, ‘Can you please just ask me about my dress? Let’s just talk about the dress!'” she jokingly told the interviewer.

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Natalie Portman on Israel: ‘It’s a very strange place to be from’
By Bryan Hood
New York Post
July 9, 2015 | 2:48pm

Natalie Portman's Out of Wedlock Pregnancy

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"Throughout America, millions of children are doomed. Generations go from the cradle to the dole, as the unwed birth rate reaches a dizzying height -- 1 child in 4 born in this country is illegitimate!
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The message is clear: Men are not necessary.
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half the Hispanic babies born are illegitimate. In the black community, unwed motherhood tops 72 percent. We know that fatherless girls are more likely to wind up pregnant as teens; boys may be jail-bound. Mix the mess together, and you have a permanent underclass.
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Said mom Chris Tate, "The media is celebrating the breakdown of the American family, which is the cornerstone of our success as a society.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/wood_baby_boom_spawns_national_crisis_oXVNRMoBTPuxUNUBdwxWGL

H'wood baby boom spawns national crisis of single mamas
Andrea Peyser
New York Post
Last Updated: 6:51 AM, March 10, 2011
Posted: 1:19 AM, March 10, 2011