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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Meredith Clark

Gigi Hadid posts about supporting Palestinians, as Israeli government accuses her of ‘turning a blind eye’

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Gigi Hadid has been criticised by Israel after she shared a statement about the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

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.”

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