Then again, if she praised Netanyahu her career would be over.

Via Salon:

…Portman, who was born in Israel, also took the time to sound off on Israeli politics, explaining that she is no fan of the country’s recently re-elected prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. As she put it, “I am very, very upset and disappointed that he was re-elected. I find his racist comments horrific.” Still, she says she doesn’t want to misuse her platform to speak ill of Israel. “I feel like there’s some people who become prominent, and then it’s out in the foreign press,” she added. “You know, shit on Israel. I do not. I don’t want to do that.”