Gadot, 39, who was born in Israel, has been an outspoken advocate for the country amid its ongoing conflict with Palestine. At just 20 years old, Gadot served as a combat fitness instructor in the IDF for two years, which included the Israel-Lebanon war in 2006.

Gal Gadot’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony on Tuesday was rife with tension between pro-Palestine and pro-Israel protesters. The dual demonstrations led to a 15-minute late start to the ceremony, which proceeded without acknowledgment of the unrelenting protests, according to Variety. Gadot even gave her speech as protesters persisted.

A ceremony honoring Israeli actress Gal Gadot with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame erupted into violence Tuesday as pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protesters clashed outside the event. The area on Hollywood Boulevard was tented off and completely blocked from street view,