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Singer Dua Lipa is blasting an organization that paid for a full-page ad in The New York Times that called her antisemitic for her support of Palestinians, saying it used her name “shamelessly” to “advance their ugly campaign with falsehoods and blatant misrepresentations.”
In the rambling ad which appeared in Saturday s newspaper in the main section, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, the head of the World Values Network, named Lipa, and the models Bella and Gigi Hadid as three “mega-influencers” who have “accused Israel of ethnic cleansing” and “vilified the Jewish State.”
Dua Lipa refutes antisemitic allegations after extending support to Palestinians
Lipa took to Twitter on Saturday afternoon to reject the false and appalling allegations and said the World Values Network twisted what she stands for.
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WASHINGTON: British singer and songwriter Dua Lipa recently spoke out after being accused of antisemitism due to her support of Palestinians in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
According to Fox News, the singer is taking an organization to task after it paid for a full-page ad in a news outlet that called her antisemitic for her support of Palestinians, saying it used her name shamelessly to advance their ugly campaign with falsehoods and blatant misrepresentations.
Dua Lipa denounces ugly campaign against her stance on Palestine
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Monday May 24, 2021
Dua Lipa lambasted a group who launched an ugly campaign against the singing sensation over her stance on Israel-Palestine.
The pop star hit back at the organization which paid for a full-page ad in The New York Times that called her anti-Semitic for her support of Palestinians.
The ad from the World Values Network refers to Lipa and models Bella and Gigi Hadid as mega-influencers who have vilified the Jewish state and accused Israel of ethnic cleansing.
It also included a photo of three showbiz stars modeling red-carpet looks, with the caption: Meet the new Hamas influencer brigades.
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The ad appeared in the New York Times on Saturday.
Dua Lipa has criticised a newspaper advert that said the singer, along with models Gigi and Bella Hadid, had vilified the Jewish State.
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The spread in the New York Times was bought by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach’s Jewish organisation the World Values Network and also claimed that the trio has accused Israel of ethnic cleansing.
NME reports that an online version of the campaign went even further, claiming that the three women spouted anti-Semitic bile to demonise Jewish people.
here’s the bottom half of the ad with the paid by disclosure btw pic.twitter.com/8IshXjAzlu
Dua Lipa Suggested As Condoning âSecond Holocaustâ In Full-Page New York Times Advert
by : Julia Banim on : 24 May 2021 09:08
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The New York Times slammed her for showing support for Palestine.
In this ad, taken out by The World Values Network, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach named the 25-year-old Break My Heart singer as being one of three âmega influencersâ who have âaccused Israel of ethnic cleansingâ. The other two named in the piece were models Gigi and Bella Hadid.
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Boteach accused Lipa of having âvilified the Jewish stateâ, and printed a photo of the trio with the words, âHamas calls for a second Holocaust. Condemn them now.â