Gigi Hadid has been slammed after she compared the Russia-Ukraine war to that of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Gigi Hadid Slammed For Comparing The Russia-Ukraine War With That Of The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The model, for her part, made the analogy during a recent social media post in which she promised to donate her earnings from Fashion Week to help the people of Ukraine.
In the process of doing so, she did not hide her Palestinian connections by stating that all suffering had to be ackowleged equally. In a statement at the time, she said: “Our eyes and hearts must be open to all human injustice.”
Nevertheless, those comments did not go down well with a certain subset of people. One particular person that was riled by her comments was none other than influencer Elizabeth Savetsky. She responded by sharing an Instagram reel in which she stated the following reasons as to why Gigi’s analogy was wrong.
She stated: “No. 1: Ukraine does not pose a threat to Russia like Hamas-led Palestine does to Israel. No. 2: Ukrainians do not target civilians with rockets and suicide bombings.
“No. 3: Palestinian leaders have rejected peace proposals for a sovereign Palestinian state on multiple occasions.” The reaction on social media, however, was more in favor of the model.
This was on the grounds that Gigi had never used any violent language when it came to describing the conflict, as she has always stressed that she wanted justice to be done for all of those affected.
This had to be applied irrespective of where political loyalties lie, or even if the implementation of justice had to be done against a person’s own country. One user wrote: “Imagine being shamed for supporting your own people,” while another person stated: “YIKES are Palestinians not human beings?”
Regardless of what you think about either situation, one thing for sure is that innocent people should not have to suffer wherever that may be. And by Gigi speaking out against all forms of injustice, she has shown that her comments on the Ukrainian crisis are not merely for publicity.
But in the process of doing so, she may alienate some people. So there you have it folks. If you liked reading this article, then check out our other features on the Daily Soap Dish. Please also visit The Over Timer for all of the latest exciting news on all of your favorite daytime television soaps.