Instagram silences Bella Hadid over posts on Palestine
April 18, 2022, 9:54 am

Instagram silences Bella Hadid over posts on Palestine

Bella Hadid claims Instagram blocks her posts on Palestine (Photo: Pixabay)

The A news reported, citing Anadolu Agency, Palestinian-American supermodel Bella Hadid says she is being silenced by Instagram whenever she posts anything about Palestine.

She said: "My Instagram has disabled me from posting on my story - pretty much only when it is Palestine based I'm going to assume."

She told fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar: "When I post about Palestine, I get immediately shadow banned and almost 1 million less of you see my stories and posts."

The magazine said, being shadow banned means that your exposure on a given social media platform has been restricted and only you and your direct followers can see your posts.

Bella Hadid: "My Instagram has disabled me from posting on my story - pretty much only when it is Palestine based I'm going to assume." (Photo: Pixabay)

Tension has mounted across the Palestinian territories since Israeli forces raided the Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyard on Friday amid clashes with worshippers, injuring hundreds.

On Sunday, more than 700 Israeli settlers forced their way into the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex under heavy police protection to celebrate the week-long Jewish Passover holiday, which started on Friday.

Al-Aqsa Mosque is the world's third-holiest site for Muslims. Jews call the area the "Temple Mount," claiming it was the site of two Jewish temples in ancient times.

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Israel occupied East Jerusalem, where Al-Aqsa is located, during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. It annexed the entire city in 1980 in a move never recognized by the international community.

Source: anews

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