Israel-Palestine Conflict: Gigi Hadid condemns 'terrorizing of innocent people' after Hamas attacks

Prominent model and TV personality Gigi Hadid, who is half-Palestinian, has condemned “the terrorizing of innocent people” after the terrorist organization Hamas launched attacks on southern Israel.

“While I have hopes and dreams for Palestinians, none of them include the harm of a Jewish person,” Gigi Hadid said in a lengthy Instagram statement. “The terrorizing of innocent people is not in alignment with & does not do any good for the ‘Free Palestine’ movement.”

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Earlier this week, Gigi’s father, Mohamed Hadid, blamed the recent and “massive escalation between the occupied and the occupier” on the Israeli government in a bold Instagram post. A day later, he added, ‘To Be Clear I condemn the killing and hostage-taking or abusing, torturing of civilians. Of Arabs Muslims, Jews or Christians.”

Her Instagram post runs in full below:

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 & does not do any good for the ‘Free Palestine’ movement.

The idea that it does has fueled a painful, decades long cycle of back & 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 loves ones, both Palestinian and Jewish, I’m sending you my love and 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 for the safety of innocent lives, always.