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Gwyneth Paltrow Faces Backlash Over $10M Gaza-Era Ad

6/13/2026

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Gwyneth Paltrow Backlash

Gwyneth Paltrow appeared in a video for the 51 Park luxury development in Herzliya on June 12 2026.
The ad posted by Aviv by Melisron on YouTube and Instagram shows her narrating a morning routine and confirming Herzliya.
Critics and online activists condemned the campaign as tone-deaf amid the Gaza conflict, citing a $10 million deal tied to the ad and accusing her of supporting genocide.

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Gwyneth Paltrow Promotes

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow stars in a New York-filmed ad promoting the 51 Park luxury towers in Herzliya, Israel.
The ad shows her apartment, a Central Park run, a chauffeur-driven car, and a coffee joke.
When asked if she is heading to New York, she replies “Herzliya, Israel,” linking the U.S. setting to the Israeli development.
Paltrow, Goop founder and wife of producer Brad Falchuk, stays a prominent U.S. celebrity despite lower media relevance in Spain.

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Melisron Acquires Aviv

Melisron bought Aviv Group in 2024 and now oversees the 51 Park project.
Yehuda “Yuli” Ofer and his brother Sammy Ofer, co-founders of Ofer Investments, were praised as “true Zionists” by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after their 2011 deaths.
Historical records confirm Jewish groups legally bought the Herzliya coastline in 1924, disproving viral claims the 51 Park site sits on “stolen” Al-Haram land.

History

Historical Context

Herzliya was incorporated in 1924 on land formerly part of the Ottoman village Al-Haram, and a year later its beachfront district Herzliya Pituah was founded, now home to about 10,000 residents and Israel’s largest marina. The early legal acquisition and rapid upscale development created a high-value coastal enclave that today fuels premium real-estate branding and international advertising disputes.

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Gwyneth Paltrow Backlash

Gwyneth Paltrow appeared in a video for the 51 Park luxury development in Herzliya on June 12 2026.
The ad posted by Aviv by Melisron on YouTube and Instagram shows her narrating a morning routine and confirming Herzliya.
Critics and online activists condemned the campaign as tone-deaf amid the Gaza conflict, citing a $10 million deal tied to the ad and accusing her of supporting genocide.

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