MESOP : After visiting Israel last month, Robert De Niro praised Israeli gumption in the midst of daily attacks:
“I always enjoy coming to Israel. Israelis are warm, they’re energetic people. Forthright. Very smart. I always like smart people. They’re nice people, you know. Aggressive, and I respect that aggressiveness because you need it in their situation,” he said.
This statement came after De Niro celebrated President Shimon Peres’s 90th birthday this week.