British actor distances from Zionism after eulogy for Israeli

(JNS) — British actor Hugh Laurie on Friday distanced himself from Zionism after receiving negative reactions online for eulogizing an Israeli friend who died at the age of 52.

“Nothing I have ever said or done could lead a sane person to believe that I am a Zionist,” Laurie, 66, the star of Fox Network’s “House M.D.” medical drama, wrote on X in response to criticism of his Feb. 17 eulogy of producer Dana Eden. He added he’d block on X anyone who “exults” in the death of his “friend.”

A creator of the “Tehran” series by Israel’s Kan broadcaster, Eden was found dead at a hotel in Athens last w...