Israeli far-right minister lashes out at Bella Hadid after supermodel accuses him of racism

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Israel’s far-right national security minister lashed out at supermodel Bella Hadid on Friday for criticizing his recent fiery televised remarks about Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

In an interview earlier this week with Israel’s Channel 12 following two deadly Palestinian attacks against Israelis in the occupied territory, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir argued that his right to freedom of movement as a Jewish settler outweighs the same right for Palestinians. "My right, the right of my wife and my children to move around Judea and Samaria, is more important than freedom of movement for the Arabs," Ben-Gvir said on TV Wednesday, using the biblical name for the West Bank. "The right to life comes before freedom of movement." Addressing Mohammad Magadli, a well-known Israeli-Arab television host who was in the studio, Ben-Gvir added: "Sorry, Mohammad.

But that’s the reality." His statement drew widespread criticism as commentators seized on it as proof of allegations that Israel was turning into an apartheid system that seeks to maintain Jewish hegemony from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea.The catchphrase "Sorry, Mohammad" became meme fodder for social media as critics posted it alongside videos of Israeli violence against Palestinians.

Hadid, a world-famous supermodel and social media influencer whose father is Palestinian, shared an excerpt from Ben-Gvir’s interview with her 59.5 million followers on Instagram on Thursday, writing: "In no place, no time, especially in 2023 should one life be more valuable than another’s.