Supermodel Gigi Hadid is taking online fire from the Israeli government after she posted a text graphic to her Instagram story in opposition to the government of the Jewish state and in support of the Palestinian people.
Over the weekend, Hadid, whose famous real-estate developer father Mohamed Hadid, is Palestinian, posted a graphic about the war that read: ‘There is nothing Jewish about the Israeli government’s treatment of Palestinians.’
‘Condemning the Israeli government is not antisemitic and supporting Palestinians is not supporting Hamas.’
Israel’s government quickly skewered Hadid’s position, posting on their Instagram story a response that read: ‘There is nothing valiant about Hamas’ massacre of Israelis. Condemning Hamas for what it is (ISIS) is not anti-Palestine and supporting Israelis in their fight against barbaric terrorists is the right thing to do.’
The account of the State of Israel then directed comments at Hadid specifically, tagging her account and writing: ‘Have you been sleeping the past week?’
‘Or you just fine turning a blind eye to Jewish babies being butchered in their homes? Your silence has been very clear about where you stand. We see you.’
The post on Hadid’s Instagram that caught the attention of the Israeli government. It comes after a week of Hadid sharing pro-Palestinian statements that blur the lines of where blame for the Hamas terror attack should be placed
Gigi Hadid with her Palestinian father Mohamed Hadid in the background. The supermodel was called out by the Israeli government for failing to condemn antisemitism and tip-toeing around a condemnation of the radical Palestinian terrorists who took 1,400 Israeli lives last week
Hadid’s statement from last week, which does not explicitly condemn Hamas terrorists or antisemitism, and instead defends the Free Palestine movement
The official State of Israel Instagram page flamed the model for her lukewarm statement about extremist Palestinian terrorism and implied blame being placed on Israel for the attack
A statement shared by Iranian actress Yara Shahidi obfuscates the blame that has been placed on the radical Palestinian terrorists who stormed Israel last Saturday and claims the people of Gaza want peace
A post Hadid shared claiming that the Israeli military response to the killing of the most Jews in a single day since the Holocaust will amount to a second Nakba
The Israeli government then posted a horrifying picture of the blood stained floor of a little girl killed in cold blood by Hamas terrorists.
‘If you don’t condemn this your words mean NOTHING,’ the account wrote, again tagging Hadid.
Since the outbreak of the latest war in the explosive region, triggered by a barbaric Iran-backed Palestinian terror attack that killed 1,400 Israelis, the elder Hadid sister has posted a large handful of statements equivocating the actions of the Israeli army and government to those of pro-Palestinian extremists.
In the statement Hadid herself wrote, she does not explicitly condemn the actions of Hamas, nor does she call their terrorism antisemitic. In fact, the only mention of the term antisemitic occurs when she claims that being pro-Palestine is not the same as being antisemitic.
‘The terrorizing of innocent people is not in alignment with & does not do any good for the ‘Free Palestine‘ movement,’ she wrote.
Her words, however, run counter to the sentiments shared by many, many pro-Palestinian activists across the country and world in the days since Hamas’ shocking attack.
Professors at Yale and Columbia Universities celebrated the day of savagery as a victory for the Palestinian resistance.
Pro-Palestinian students across the nation have gathered to express similar sentiments, many arguing that the terror attack was a first step toward decolonization and those who support the idea should also support the concrete effort.
Bella Hadid has been forthright about her position on the Israel-Palestine conflict, previously showing love for the people of Gaza and calling for the end of the ‘occupation.’ She has yet to speak out following the Hamas terror attack
An aerial view of Kibbutz Be’eri in southern Israel, where Palestinian terrorists butchered scores of innocent Israelis in an early morning raid last Saturday
Gigi’s younger sister, Bella Hadid, has yet to speak out about the terror attack on Israel that launched the Jewish state back into battle with its hostile neighbor.
In the past, however, Bella has been forthright about her support for the Palestinian cause.
In June of 2022, the posted to her Instagram: ‘I will never allow anyone to forget about our beautiful Palestine, or our beautiful people.’
‘Everyday I wish I could go back in time, to when I was a child, so that I could start fighting for Palestine sooner,’ she continued. ‘For my family, for my elders, our history and for the people of Palestine still living, now, through this treacherous, exhausting and painful occupation.’
In spring of 2021, when Palestinians began firing rockets indiscriminately into Israel because of a disagreement with the Israeli government’s position on Palestinian housing in East Jerusalem, Bella shared a post from her older half sister:
‘My sisters and I, we speak in a family group chat every day. Mostly about Palestine and all that goes on. It is so hard to put into words how I feel.’
Adding to her sister, Alana Hadid’s thoughts, Bella wrote: ‘I feel the pain of my ancestors. I cry for them. I cry for my Palestinian brothers and sisters, there now, feeling unsafe and scared. This needs to stop, there is NO room for this in 2021!!!! My sister [Alana] wrote perfectly how I feel today. We are proud [to be] Palestinian and we stand with Palestine.’
In October of 2022, Anwar Hadid – younger brother to Gigi and Bella – graced the cover of GQ Middle East.
In an interview, he spoke about his abiding support for the Palestinian cause.
Among other projects that feature the Palestinian people, last year Anwar and a friend co-produced a film that GQ Middle East called ‘an eye-opening new documentary that breaks through the noise to highlight the pain and power of Palestinian resistance.’
‘he idea came to us as a way to humanize the Palestinian people, and allow our voices to be heard without judgment, in a way that is free and represents the people … and it just kind of evolved from there,’ he said.
In 2019, Anwar named his gender-ambiguous jewelry line ‘Martyre,’ a word he said he would like redefine from its current meaning of battlefield death in the fight to defend Allah.
The Palestinian people often praise the martyrs who walk into Israel wearing suicide vests, or kill Israeli soldiers patrolling the border between Gaza and Israel’s southern cities.
Students in the United States who support the Palestinian cause rallied last week with signs that read ‘Glory to Martys.’