Gigi Hadid Receives Backlash Over Her Comments on Israel-Hamas War

Gigi Hadid is facing criticism for her recent comment about the conflict between Israel and Palestine.

The supermodel, who is of Palestinian descent, expressed her condemnation of the ‘terrorizing of innocent people’ in an statement that was uploaded to her Instagram account. She showed her love and support for her Palestinian and Jewish friends. Take a look at her statement below.

My thoughts are with all those affected by this unjustifiable tragedy and every day that innocent lives are taken by this conflict too many of which are children. I have deep empathy and heartbreak for the Palestinian struggle and life under occupation, it’s a responsibility I hold daily, I also feel a responsibility to my Jewish friends to make it clear, as I have before:

While I have hopes and dreams for Palestinians, none of them include the harm of a Jewish person.

The terrorizing of innocent people is not in alignment with & does not do any good for the Free Palestine movement. The idea that it does has fueled a painful, decades-long cycle of back&forth retaliation (which no innocent civilian, Palestinian or Israeli, deserves to be a casualty of, and helps perpetuate the false idea that being Pro-Palestine = antisemitic.

If you are hurting, as I share my condolences today with my loved ones, both Palestinian and Jewish, I’m sending you my love & strength whoever and wherever you are. There are a lot of complex, personal, and valid feelings, but every human deserves basic rights, treatment, and security; no matter their nationality, religion, ethnicity, or where they were born.

I know my words will never be enough or heal the deep wounds of so many but I pray for the safety of innocent lives, always.

Gigi Hadid wrote to her Instagram followers

Numerous individuals expressed their disappointment with Gigi Hadid’s statement and vented their frustration towards her on social media. Have a look at it below.

Can someone remind Gigi Hadid that she’s Palestinian? pic.twitter.com/zLZ8KwG2LS

— 𓂆 Meryem (@hgmeryem) October 10, 2023

https://twitter.com/titaniucms/status/1711858378866098382?s=46

gigi hadid wants to free palestine with hugs and kisses to the israelis
maybe palestinians should send israel flowers and chocolate and ask them to kindly give them their land back https://t.co/Y74AA4IsZA

— tima🇵🇸 (@timasreputation) October 10, 2023

gigi hadid calling this a conflict is nasty… it’s been a one sided fight/ethnic cleaning/genocide for the last 50 smth years

— 👹 (@hxhcoded) October 10, 2023

https://twitter.com/lebrazill/status/1711846937769501024?s=46

The death toll from Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel on Saturday surpassed 1,200 on Wednesday, with over 3,000 injured and the fate of an estimated 150 people abducted and taken to the Gaza Strip still unknown.

What are your thoughts on Gigi Hadid’s statement?

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