"Wonder Woman" joins U.S., Israel and Google in call for high-tech fight against domestic violence

United Nations — "Wonder Woman" herself called the global fight against domestic violence "a battle between life and death." Actress Gal Gadot, who portrayed the heroine in the 2017 remake of the comic book classic, joined the U.S. and Israeli United Nations delegations and tech giant Google on Wednesday to tout new weapons in that battle.

At a digital event linked to the U.N. forum on women, Gadot and U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield both stressed the urgency of domestic violence, which has risen sharply during the coronavirus pandemic. The meeting was entitled: "Terror at Home: Fighting Domestic Violence with Innovation and Technology."    Thomas-Greenfield quoted a recent World Health Organization report that "found that one in every three women will experience physical and sexual violence in her lifetime."