Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival has unveiled it 2023 line-up and theme as it maintains its third edition against the backdrop of the escalating Israel-Gaza Conflict. (scroll down for full list)
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Alicia Keys found herself dealing with a whole lot of backlash this week…
The 42-year-old singer took to Instagram on Monday to post a picture of herself in a green jacket. But the photo is not what caught social media users’ attention. Instead, it was the caption that had many people’s eyebrows raising and blood boiling. She wrote:
The caption wouldn’t normally have anyone infuriated. However, due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, many believed Alicia was being antisemitic and voicing her support for the terrorist group’s attack on the Jewish community. Why? It all comes down to the paragliding reference.
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When Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israel, they paraglided into the country and murdered hundreds of people at a music festival before killing countless more in a nearby town. So between the paragliding reference and wearing colors reminiscent of Palestine’s flag, many on social media believed Alicia supported the attacks in Israel. She quickly faced backlash online, with even the nonprofit StopAntisemitism saying on social media:
The Fallin’ songstress deleted the post after everyone’s reactions — but that did not stop the call-outs. The criticism reached the point where her manager, Guy Oseary, came to Alicia’s defense, insisting she was not antisemitic. He wrote in a lengthy post on Instagram:
Hmm…
Her husband, Swizz Beatz, hopped in the comments to further clarify she was talking about a paragliding school near their home:
However, many still called for Alicia to speak out for herself. See the reactions (below):
Well, Alicia heard what everyone had to say. She issued a statement on the post on Instagram Stories, saying
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival has unveiled it 2023 line-up and theme as it maintains its third edition against the backdrop of the escalating Israel-Gaza Conflict. (scroll down for full list)
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State of Israel page shared Hadid’s post on their own Instagram Story, writing: “Have you been sleeping the past week? Or are you just fine turning a blind eye to Jewish babies being butchered in their homes? Your silence has been very clear about where you stand. We see you.”The page also shared a reworked version of the same graphic.
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