Gigi Hadid Issues Statement After Sharing Controversial Israel-Palestine Post
justjared.comGigi Hadid is issuing a statement. On Saturday (November 25), the 28-year-old model shared a since-deleted infographic post on her Instagram, resulting in some backlash.
The post called out Israel, saying that it was “the only country in the world that keeps CHILDREN AS PRISONERS OF WAR.” The infographic mentioned a young man named Ahmed Almanasra, claiming he was “abducted by the #Israeli occupation at the age of 12″ and had been kept in solitary confinement and poorly treated since 2015.
However, Ahmed was actually arrested after stabbing people in Jerusalem and admitted he was hoping to injure Jewish people. ”As someone of Palestinian descent, the endless heartbreaking news and imagery coming out of Gaza has been painful and often overwhelming.
It is important to me to share real stories about the hardships that Palestinians have endured and continue to endure, but this weekend I shared something that I did not fact check or deeply think about prior to reposting,” Gigi began in a new statement on Tuesday (November 28). Keep reading to find out more… “I wanted to show the ways in which international law is being undermined by the Israeli government.
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