Palestinian-American supermodel Gigi Hadid has issued a lengthy message regarding the crisis in Israel.
Along with her sister Bella Hadid, the 28-year-old has long supported the “Free Palestine” movement. She called the ongoing destruction in the area a “unjustifiable tragedy,” supporting Palestine’s fight while also denouncing the violence that had resulted from the attacks.
“I have deep empathy for the Palestinian struggle and life under occupation, it’s a responsibility I hold daily,” she wrote.
“I also feel a responsibility to my Jewish friends to make it clear, as I have before: While I have hopes and dreams for Palestinians, none of them include the harm of a Jewish person.
“The terrorising of innocent people is not in alignment with and does not do any good for the ‘Free Palestine’ movement.
“The idea that it does has fuelled 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 = antisemitic.”
As she asked for the safety of “innocent lives,” Hadid, a mother of one, concluded by offering her condolences to anyone involved in the war.
“If you are hurting, as I share my condolences today with my loved ones, both Palestinian and Jewish, I’m sending you my love and strength – whoever and wherever you are,” she wrote. “There are a lot of complex, personal, and valid feelings, but every human deserves basic rights, treatment and security; no matter their nationality, religion, ethnicity, or where they were both.
“I know my words will never be enough or heal the deep wounds of so many, but I pray for the safety of innocent lives – always.”
Hadid switched comments off on the post.
Her younger sister Bella, 27, who has regularly used her social media platform to raise awareness for Palestine’s plight, is yet to comment.
Their father, multi-millionaire real estate developer Mohamed Hadid, is of Palestinian origin.
