Anti-Zionist 'Israeli' playwright announces move to Greece over Gaza war

• Playwright and director Einat Weizman has announced plans to leave 'Israel' and relocate to Athens, Greece, with her partner and two daughters.
• She said she could no longer live normally in 'Israel' amid the war in Gaza, describing the situation as genocide.
  Weizman cited professional exclusion, public backlash and her opposition to the country's political direction among the reasons for her departure.

'Israeli' playwright, actress and director Einat Weizman has announced that she will leave 'Israel' and move to Athens, Greece, with her family, citing the ongoing war in Gaza and her refusal to be associated with the country's political, social and religious trajectory.

In an interview with 'Israeli' newspaper Haaretz published Tuesday, November 10, Weizman said she had been considering the move for three years but had reached a point where she could no longer continue living in the country.

"For the past three years, it has been hard to live here because of the genocide," she said, adding that she could no longer lead a normal life while witnessing the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza.

Weizman said her outspoken political positions had increasingly exposed her to hostility and professional exclusion.

She revealed that she had been dismissed or suspended from institutions where she taught and had difficulty earning a living because of the backlash against her public statements.

One major turning point was the termination of her representation by the Zohar Yakobson agency, which had represented her since childhood.

According to Weizman, the decision was linked to a social media post in which she shared a photograph of journalists in Gaza following the announcement of a ceasefire, describing them as "the brave and strong people of this genocide" and saying they deserved to celebrate.

Weizman is expected to relocate to Athens with her partner and two daughters.

She said the decision was also connected to personal circumstances, including her family and relationships abroad, but emphasized that her inability to continue living amid the war in Gaza was central to her decision.

"I can't sit in a café and drink wine without constantly being aware that people are being expelled from their homes and going hungry in Gaza," she said.

Weizman has built much of her artistic career around political theatre addressing the occupation, Palestinian displacement and the experiences of Palestinians.

Her productions include Palestine, Year Zero and Prisoners of the Occupation. Her recent work, The Last Play in Gaza, reconstructs the final theatrical production performed in a Gaza theater before its destruction.

She has also spoken about the growing restrictions facing Palestinian solidarity and dissenting voices in 'Israeli' cultural institutions.

Weizman said she could no longer accept paying taxes or being part of what she described as the "murderous madness" taking place in Gaza.