
Adidas Apologizes After Backlash Over Bella Hadid 1972 Sneakers Campaign

Shoemaker Adidas has come under fire from the pro-Israel American Jewish Committee for choosing Bella Hadid as the face of a campaign to market a retro 1972 Summer Olympic Games sneaker.
The ad campaign coincides with the 52nd anniversary of the Munich Games, where 12 Israeli coaches and athletes were massacred by Palestinian terrorists. Members of the Black September group stormed the Olympic Village and took the Israelis hostage, before they were eventually killed, becoming a major breaking news story of the Munich Games.
Hadid — whose father, Mohamed Hadid, is a Palestinian immigrant — has been criticized along with her sister Gigi Hadid by pro-Israel campaigners for supporting relief efforts for Palestinians in Gaza amid a war between Hamas and the Israeli Defense Forces.
“At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, 12 Israelis were murdered and taken hostage by Palestinian terrorist group Black September. For Adidas to pick a vocal anti-Israel model to recall this...
The ad campaign coincides with the 52nd anniversary of the Munich Games, where 12 Israeli coaches and athletes were massacred by Palestinian terrorists. Members of the Black September group stormed the Olympic Village and took the Israelis hostage, before they were eventually killed, becoming a major breaking news story of the Munich Games.
Hadid — whose father, Mohamed Hadid, is a Palestinian immigrant — has been criticized along with her sister Gigi Hadid by pro-Israel campaigners for supporting relief efforts for Palestinians in Gaza amid a war between Hamas and the Israeli Defense Forces.
“At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, 12 Israelis were murdered and taken hostage by Palestinian terrorist group Black September. For Adidas to pick a vocal anti-Israel model to recall this...
- 7/18/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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