US EditionLeonardo DiCaprio Faces Backlash for Co-Financing Hotel in Israel
HERZLIYA MARINA, ISRAEL, JUL 29 – The $100 million, 14-floor luxury hotel will meet LEED gold standards and include 365 rooms, underground parking, and a yacht marina, with DiCaprio holding a 10% stake.
- On Sunday, the Tel Aviv District Planning and Building Committee approved the Herzliya Marina hotel project, in which Leonardo DiCaprio holds a 10% stake.
- Amid a focus on sustainability, DiCaprio partnered years ago with the Hagag Group and Ahikam Cohen, emphasizing green development as a model for eco-friendly hotels.
- The $100 million development will meet U.S. Green Building Council standards and acquire LEED, covering nearly 550,000 square feet with up to 14 stories.
- Social media users rebuked the Tel Aviv hotel plan, pledging to boycott his films amid the Gaza war.
- Amid calls for moral clarity, critics urge him to divest from the project, with Shaun King on X accusing DiCaprio of 'profiting from apartheid during a genocide' and warning of 'whitewashing' war crimes.
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Actor Leonardo DiCaprio is promoting a new sustainable luxury tourism project in Israel. In collaboration with the Hagag Group, he will develop an exclusive eco-friendly hotel in Herzliya Marina, one of the country's most prestigious coastal areas.
Leonardo DiCaprio set to 'build hotel' in Israel
Leonardo DiCaprio has reportedly had a hotel approved to be built in Israel as per reports coming out of the country. The Jersusalem Post reported that the Wolf of Wall Street, Titanic and Killers of the Flower Moon actor has a 10% stake in a luxury hotel project which has recently gained planning permission in Tel Aviv. The Hagag Group announced that the construction, which will be built in the Herzliya Marina, has been granted planning permiss…
American actor Leonardo Di Caprio is facing harsh criticism on social media after investing in a luxury hotel in Israel.
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