Hollywood stands with Palestine amidst Israeli violations
Hollywood (QNN)- Since the escalation of Israeli attacks on Gaza, Jerusalem, West Bank, and 1948-occupied territories, celebrities like Bella and Gigi Hadid have condemned the oppression on their social media accounts. Now, Mark Ruffalo has done the same. Sharing a call for action, Mark Ruffalo said it was time for sanctions on ‘Israel’.
“The Avengers” star, who previously described the occupation state of adopting apartheid and engaging in “asymmetrical warfare” on Palestinians, wrote on Twitter: “1500 Palestinians face expulsion in #Jerusalem. 200 protesters have been injured. 9 children have been killed. Sanctions on South Africa helped free its black people – it’s time for sanctions on Israel to free Palestinians. Join the call. #SheikhJarrah.”
1500 Palestinians face expulsion in #Jerusalem. 200 protesters have been injured. 9 children have been killed. Sanctions on South Africa helped free its black people – it’s time for sanctions on Israel to free Palestinians. Join the call. #SheikhJarrah https://t.co/f9R6LYljez
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) May 11, 2021
Over 1.7 million people have signed the petition in 24 hours.
Days earlier, Ruffalo retweeted a post by former Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters, in which the latter called the occupation state an apartheid state because of the order to evict several native Palestinian families from their homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in the eastern part of Jerusalem.
In a series of Instagram Stories, American-Palestinian supermodel Gigi Hadid expressed her frustration as violence has followed the threatened eviction of Palestinian families from the Jerusalem neighborhood.
Hadid shared the work of an artist with the quote: “You Will Not Erase Palestine.”
Hadid also shared a post explaining the rising tensions by journalist and activist Noor Tagouri.
“We should all unequivocally agree that suddenly being kicked out of your family home, the homes you’ve built lives in, by a military state, is criminal and inhumane,” the post reads in part.
Gigi’s sister Bella Hadid shared some of the same posts to her own Instagram stories.
She also reposted a story that their older sister, Alana Hadid, shared on her own Instagram
“My sisters and I, we speak in a family group chat every day. Mostly about Palestine and all that goes on. It is so hard to put into words how I feel,” Bella Hadid added to her sister’s Story.
“I feel the pain of my ancestors. I cry for them. I cry for my Palestinian brothers and sisters, there now, feeling unsafe and scared. This needs to stop, there is NO room for this in 2021!!!! My sister [Alana] wrote perfectly how I feel today. We are proud [to be] Palestinian and we stand with Palestine.”
Singer Dua Lipa shared the #SaveSheikhJarrah hashtag to her Instagram stories on Saturday along with artwork from designer duo Mothanna Hussein and Hadi Alaeddin.
Lena Heady of Game of Thrones fame shared a post, which shows solidarity with the Sheikh Jarrah residents, to Instagram.
