Gigi and Bella Hadid

Shifting Tide of Support for Palestinians—Assorted Grassroots, Celebrity, and Academic Groups Step up Pressure on U.S. and Israel

June 2, 2021

By John Mason

By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer Cease-fire provides Opening for Support of Palestinians and Warnings to Israel While the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas offers no guarantees to the Palestinians, it has provided an opening for consideration of their maltreatment by the Israeli government. An example is U.S. Secretary of State Blinken’s visit … Continued

The Hadids: Palestinian-American Models Face Backlash

May 24, 2021

By Wavelry Nohr

By: Waverly Nohr/ Arab America Contributing Writer Household names of fashion, Gigi and Bella Hadid, have been facing criticism for their stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Their father, Mohammed Hadid, fled Palestine as a child, and the models’ relation to him has inexorably resulted in their staunch support for his home country. As public figures, … Continued

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