Marvel Entertainment removed the character Sabra’s Israeli identity and rewrote her backstory to portray her as Russian instead. Captain America: Brave New World.
of Jerusalem Post report:
According to an official synopsis Friday for Marvel Studios’ upcoming film “Captain America: Brave New World,” Marvel Comics superhero Sabra’s Israeli background has been removed from the film’s portrayal.
In the original Marvel comics series, Ruth Bat-Seraph appears as Mossad agent and mutant superhero Sabra, but a recent synopsis for the February 2025 film depicts Bat-Seraph as a former member of the Soviet Black Widow superspy program, the same program that trained the Avenger of the same name, played by Scarlett Johansson.
Bat Seraph, played by Israeli actress Shira Hass, is “a former Black Widow and now a senior U.S. government official who enjoys the confidence of the president.” [Thaddeus] “Loss.”
of Jewish Chronicles report:
In the latest blockbuster, due for release next February, Israeli actress Shira Haas plays Sabra, a character who first appeared in the 1980 version of The Incredible Hulk. Those who remember 1980 (I was a teenager) remember it as a tough but more hopeful time for the Middle East than today. Israel and Egypt had just made peace; the Camp David Accords laid out the framework for Palestinian self-government.
Marvel’s Sabra, real name Ruth Ben Serraf. Born near Jerusalem, she grew up in a special kibbutz run by the Israeli government and served in the Tel Aviv police force. Ruth, nicknamed Sabra, was the first superhuman agent created to serve Mossad. She wore a blue and white outfit. Everything about her was Jewish and Israeli.
Naturally, the decision to include Sabra in Marvel’s Captain America: Brave New World has sparked controversy. As soon as the film was announced, people started clamoring to boycott it. But now that the trailer has been released, another group of people is clamoring: Sabra (played by Israeli actress Shira Haas) does not work for Mossad, and she doesn’t even look Israeli. She’s a former Russian operative who now works for the US government.
Euronews recall They say pro-Palestinian activists threatened to boycott the film when it was first announced, adding that claims that the character was named after a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon that was targeted by Lebanese Christian militias for a massacre in 1982 are false, and that the character Sabra had appeared two years earlier. (“Sabra” is the Hebraic word for someone born in Israel, and also refers to the prickly pear fruit that grows on a local cactus.)
of The Hollywood Reporter Anti-Israel activists noted that despite the changes, they still planned to boycott the film.
Sabra will not be named in Captain America 4. The character first appeared in 1980 in The Incredible Hulk comic book, wearing a blue and white costume complete with a Star of David. She was called Israel’s first superheroine and was a key figure in the Marvel Comics universe, despite not having her own series.
However, this original comics character was considered problematic by some as Sabra often plays into Arab terrorist tropes.
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One protest message currently circulating reads, “This character’s past includes working for the genocidal Israeli government and its occupying forces. By resurrecting this racist character in any way, Marvel is promoting Israeli oppression of Palestinians.”
The decision to change some of the details about Sabra was taken in 2022. But the confirmation that Sabra is no longer Israeli, despite being played by Israelis, came as a shock to observers as a capitulation to the boycott threat.
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