Emma Watson expresses support for Palestinians

Harry Potter star Emma Watson is among a slew of celebrities weighing in on the Palestine cause as systemic violence perpetrated by Israeli forces continued in besieged Gaza.

As the Jewish state keeps Gaza under blockade, tightly restricting movement out of the territory that is home to two million Palestinians, the British actress has voiced solidarity with pro-Palestinian activism on the photo-sharing platform.

Emma re-shared a post on Instagram that shows Palestine activists marching with the placards stating ‘Solidarity is a verb’.

UN Women’s goodwill ambassador also mentioned a quote from British-Australian scholar Sara Ahmed. “Solidarity does not assume that our struggles are the same struggles, or that our pain is the same pain, or that our hope is for the same future”, the post reads.

It further added, “Solidarity involves commitment, and work, as well as the recognition that even if we do not have the same feelings, or the same lives, or the same bodies, we do live on common ground”.

As the post that garnered around 1 million hearts gets acclaim from many human rights activists, current and former Israeli officials took to social media to slam the actress.

Little Women actor is not the first celebrity who faced criticism as earlier top model Gigi Hadid faced backlash for supporting the people of Palestine over Israeli attacks.