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Posted: 2023-10-16T18:38:54Z | Updated: 2023-10-16T19:06:00Z

The State of Israel accused model Gigi Hadid of turning a blind eye to Jewish suffering on social media Sunday.

Israel used its official Instagram account to denounce Hadid, who has been a vocal supporter of Palestinian liberation and whose father, Mohamed Hadid, was forced from the region during the 194749 Palestine War.

There is nothing Jewish about the Israeli governments treatment of Palestinians, read a post by educator Mia Schachter that Hadid shared to her Instagram story.

Condemning the Israeli government is not antisemitic and supporting Palestinians is not supporting Hamas, the post continued, referring to the Palestinian militant group that killed 1,300 people in an unanticipated attack on Israel on Oct. 7.

In response to Hadid resharing the post, Israels social media account defended its right to retaliate with attacks on the Gaza Strip, while reducing the models criticism of the government to an endorsement of Hamas.