JERUSALEM: The Israeli police have arrested a renowned Arab-Israeli actress Maisa Abdel Hadi over her social media post favouring Palestinian resistance group Hamas for their breaching the Gaza Strip-Israel border during their surprise October 7 attack on Israel.
Israeli police without naming her said, in a statement, that they arrested an actress and network influencer, resident of the city of Nazareth, on suspicion of expressions of praise and hate speech.
“The police fight against incitement and support for terrorism continues all the time,” the statement added.
Maisa Abdel Hadi posted pictures of an 85-year-old hostage Yaffa Adar with laughing emojis and another post showing Hamas fighters breaching Israel’s security barrier.
Her co-star Ofer Shechter denounced her post saying: “I’m ashamed of you. You should be ashamed of yourself. You live in Nazareth, act and star in our TV shows and films, and then stab us in the back.”
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The Arab-Israeli actress is one of those several arrested over social media posts highlighting the catastrophe of Israeli brutality.
According to the Hamas government in Gaza, more than 5,000 people have been killed in Israel’s strikes on the coastal territory as aggression continues.
The 37-year-old actress played in several films, series and plays.
Arab-Israeli singer Dalal Abu Amneh was also briefly detained over one of her social media posts.
According to Israeli police and rights campaigners, members of Israel’s Arab minority and Palestinians in eastern part of Jerusalem have been fired, expelled from colleges and detained over comments expressing solidarity with Gazans since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. Israeli-Arabs comprise a fifth of Israel’s population.
