The official Israeli government account has just publicly called out supermodel Gigi Hadid for her support of Palestinians.
This isn’t the first time Gigi Hadid has received backlash for her beliefs. After showing her support to Palestinians back in 2021, a follower called Gigi “anti-Semitic.”
Gigi and her sister, model Bella Hadid, have roots in Palestine, and both of them spoke against the violence.
Now, amid the war happening between Israel and Palestine, Hadid has spoken on the matter again.
The half-Palestinian supermodel, 28, took to Instagram over the weekend to share an infographic about support for Palestine being mistaken as antisemitism or support for Hamas.
Hadid’s Instagram Story post, which was originally shared by @consent.wizardry, 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 Calls Out Gigi Hadid
That got the attention of the official Israeli government account and it publicly called out Gigi Hadid.
In response, it criticized Hadid’s statement by sharing a recreation of the infographic to its Instagram Story. However, the re-posted infographic was altered to read: “There is nothing valiant about Hamas’ massacre of Israelis. Condeming 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.”
Alongside the graphic, the State of Israel added the caption: “@gigihadid Have you been sleeping the past week? Or are 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.”
In another Instagram Stories post, the State of Israel shared an image of what appeared to be blood on the floor next to children’s toys and clothing. Tagging Hadid, they added: “If you don’t condemn this your words mean nothing.“
The official government account of the state of Israel calls out Gigi Hadid for sharing post about condemning the Israeli government:
— Pop Base (@PopBase) October 16, 2023
“Have you been sleeping the past week? Or are you just fine turning a blind eye to Jewish babies being butchered in their homes? Your silence has… pic.twitter.com/tEELtcIbHK
On 10 October, she condemned the “terrorising of innocent people” and wrote that her dreams for a free Palestine are not at the cost of Jewish people.
“While I have hopes and dreams for Palestinians, none of them include the harm of a Jewish person,” Hadid wrote on Instagram, adding that inflicting terror on innocent people is “not in alignment with and does not do any good for the Free Palestine movement.”
“The idea that it does has fueled a painful, decades-long cycle of back and 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 [is equal to] antisemitic,” Hadid continued.
