Pakistani Nobel laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai called for an immediate ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Palestine. However, the social media users criticized her for not explicitly condemning Israel.

Malala's post on X read: "I join the call for an immediate ceasefire. As I have processed the tragic news of the past few days, I think of the Palestinian and Israeli children caught in the middle. I am grieving for all the children and people longing for peace and justice in the Holy Land."

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— Malala Yousafzai (@Malala) October 10, 2023

Some people praised Malala for her neutrality and said that it is important to call for peace without taking sides in the conflict.

However, a plethora of social media users criticized her for not explicitly condemning Israel which they argued was tantamount to supporting the oppressor.

literally malala. pic.twitter.com/zJKRHEZgft
— abdullah (@BehtareenInsan) October 10, 2023

#IStandWithPalestine 🇵🇸🇵🇰#Gaza #FreePalestine #WeStandWithPalestine #طوفان_الأقصى pic.twitter.com/LMkSRA6187
— Nighat Khan 🇵🇰♥️ (@Nighatk29087321) October 10, 2023

Bold and clear stance against Russians from Malala but now she's being such a hypocrite and refusing to condemn Israel, disappointed but not surprised. https://t.co/RnLqztBwSH pic.twitter.com/klmGo6y5qp
— Haroon (@ThisHaroon) October 10, 2023

Malala's fierce activism is only against muslims & opressed

-Silence on human rights violation of women & kids in her own country, Pakistan.
-Silence on open human rights violations in GAZA by ¡srael.
-But loudest in support of Ukraine & both siding Isra£l's b0mbing of Gaza. https://t.co/fVDVEV0OxN
— bonky.chonky (@bonkichonky) October 10, 2023

Alright Malala we get it. Vogue covers and royal box seats at Wimbledon are more important than condemning colonialism and a mass genocide or the suffering of a whole nation 🤡 https://t.co/TTIZkDfpnh
— Rida Baloch (@ridabaloch_) October 10, 2023