Gig Hadid Speaks Out Over Israeli Force
On Monday, Israeli troops shot dead 58 largely unarmed Palestinians in Gaza and a further two were killed the next day.
Thousands were wounded as they attempted to protest Donald Trump’s decision to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Jerusalem is holy land for the Muslim, Jewish and Christian faiths, and is therefore contested over by both Palestine and Israel.
Trump's political move was widely condemned, from the British Government through to the half-Palestinian Hadid sisters, who believed that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was not best solved by a foreign power simply naming Jerusalem as the capital as Israel.
A post shared by 🦋 (@bellahadid) on Dec 7, 2017 at 7:55am PST
Last December, model Bella Hadid took to Instagram to voice her concerns over the President's decision and also went to a free Palestine demonstration.
Party season look: Bella Hadid leaving the TAG Heuer launch to join the Free Palestine demo pic.twitter.com/3wrcFifKte
- Zing Tsjeng (@misszing) December 9, 2017
For years, Israel has been accused of using disproportionate force against Palestinians in Gaza, and the latest ‘clash’ appears to have confirmed this for many.
In this week’s conflict the death toll included six children, leading many to criticise the extremity of the violence. One such person appears to be Gigi Hadid, who took to her Instagram to share some information.
Screen grabbing a post by her cousin, Lina Hadid, the Victoria’s Secret model underlined the caption, ‘almost one million Palestinians were violently forced out of their country and never allowed back to Palestine.’ Referencing the 1948 exodus that saw hundreds of thousands of Palestinians become refugees as they fled or were expelled from the area that had been claimed by Israel.
The model, who has shown her pride for her Muslim-Palestinian heritage, also shared a screenshot of a news story describing Monday’s deaths, underlining the passage:
‘It was the highest Palestinian death toll in a single day…since the 2014 Gaza war.
Of the hundreds of wounded, the Ministry of Health said at least 74 were children, 23 were women, and eight were journalists.’
Gigi then took to Twitter to further explain her views, as well as giving her hope for a peaceful resolution to this decades-long conflict.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. For me, this is not about religion or one against the other - it’s about the greed. #FreePalestine #freegaza #coexist ☮️
- Gigi Hadid (@GiGiHadid) May 15, 2018
☮️☮️☮️☮️
- Gigi Hadid (@GiGiHadid) May 16, 2018
You’ll all see whatever side you want. My intent is never to further separate groups in hatred- I live my life loving everyone regardless of religion/race. So I will say again for the last time, I’m not anti-anyone. I am only pro- coexistence. That is all. #freepalestine
- Gigi Hadid (@GiGiHadid) May 16, 2018
The model quickly lamented that her words were being twsited, and reaffirmed her wish for peace, whilst airing her frustrations with social media.
Further & finally-
I’m just gunna start keeping my opinions to myself.
social media is one of the most frustrating & twisted things. Don’t be surprised when your faves drop off,it’s a double-edged sword. Everything’s taken & read the wrong way bc tweets can never show real depth- Gigi Hadid (@GiGiHadid) May 16, 2018
I didn’t call Jews greedy, but anyone who can’t look past their own ego will twist it that way.
I’m saying coexistence (Palestinians & Israelis, as they once before lived...) is to not live in greed. That’s all I’d hope for. ☮️ I don’t agree with the violence from either side. https://t.co/udxcZTz689- Gigi Hadid (@GiGiHadid) May 16, 2018
Hopefully these tragic deaths will not be in vain, and peace can come soon.
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