Israel-Palestine Conflict: 5 Celebrities Who Have Voiced Their Support For Palestine

The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is one of the world's most enduring conflicts. Since the beginning of January 2022, a large number of deaths, injuries, and arrests of over 1,100 Palestinians have taken place.

Israel has carried out air raids in the central Gaza Strip for the second time this week. Many celebrities have voiced their support for Palestine in recent months.

5 Celebrities who have voiced support for Palestine

Here are some of the celebrities who have expressed support for Palestinian human rights in the past -

Emma Watson

In 2022, British actress Emma Watson voiced support for Palestinians on her Instagram account. Watson, best known for playing Hermoine Granger in the Harry Potter series, posted an image on Instagram showing a photograph of a pro-Palestinian protest with a banner that reads "Solidarity is a Verb".

Bella Hadid

Palestinian-Dutch supermodel Bella Hadid has always spoken about the rights of Palestinians. She is the younger daughter of Palestinian American real estate developer Mohamed Hadid.

In 2021, Bella Hadid took to NYC streets for a pro-Palestinian march. Recently, Bella Hadid also said that Instagram blocked her stories on Palestine-related content.

Mohamed Elneny

In 2021, during Israel’s offensive on Palestine, which claimed the lives of around 248 Palestinians in Gaza, Mohamed Elneny voiced support for Palestinians. He also posted a photo on his Twitter account. He wrote, “My heart and soul and my support for you Palestine.”

Natalie Portman

Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman also voiced support for Palestinians in recent years. During the May 2021 protests in Sheikh Jarrah, the actress shared an infographic on her social media accounts about what was going on between Israeli forces and Palestinian.

Zayn Malik

British singer and former One Direction member Zayn Malik has spoken out for Palestinians various times in recent years. In May 2021, the singer posted a detailed infographic on his Instagram titled, "What’s happening in Sheikh Jarrah."

He said that he stands with the Palestinian people. He further added, “This must end. Free Palestine.”

Meta description: Celebrities slam Israel’s ongoing systematic aggression against Palestinians in the occupied territories. The recent Israeli attack in Jenin killed several Palestinians.

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