US model Gigi Hadi, who has a long history of supporting the Palestine cause, shared a long post on Instagram and urged peace in the ongoing conflict between US-backed Israel and Palestine resistance group Hamas.
The 'war', has killed over 1200 people on both sides of the border since the surprise attack by Hamas on Israel's territory.
She wrote: “My thoughts are with all those affected by this unjustifiable tragedy, and every day that innocent lives are taken by this conflict —too many of which are children. I have deep empathy and heartbreak for the Palestinian struggle and life under occupation, it's a responsibility I hold daily. 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 terrorizing 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 fueled a painful, decades-long cycle of hack&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.
If you are hurting, as I share my condolences today with my loved ones, both Palestinian and Jewish, Pm sending you my love & strength — whoever and wherever you are. 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 born.
I know my words will never be enough or heal the deep wounds of so many, but I pray fb• the safety of innocent lives, always.”
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