Does Bella Hadid Support Israel?

Maya Mizrachi Feb 18, 2025 Updated Aug 06, 2026 3 min read

Short answer: No. As of August 2026, Bella Hadid has been one of the most visible pro-Palestinian voices in celebrity culture since October 2023, has never expressed support for Israel, and has no Jewish-identity connection. She is half-Palestinian through her father and has repeatedly said she "stands by" the Palestinian people, while also stating she opposes antisemitism specifically, not Israeli policy.

What Bella Hadid has actually said and done

October 11, 2023: Bella's sister Gigi Hadid posted an infographic expressing concern for Palestinians while stating support for Jewish people, writing there is "nothing Jewish about the Israeli government's treatment of Palestinians." This was Gigi, not Bella, but it's included for family context, as reported by Variety and Newsweek.
October 27, 2023: Bella broke her own silence after the October 7 attack and the war that followed, sharing a Palestinian-Canadian singer's video, apologizing for her delayed response, calling the situation "generational trauma," and writing that no child or people anywhere should be taken from their family, "that goes for Israeli or Palestinian people alike," according to Newsweek.
May 2024: Bella wore a keffiyeh-style dress at the Cannes Film Festival, captioning it "Palestine on my mind, in my blood and on my heart," as covered by The National.
June 2024: Bella and Gigi Hadid together donated $1 million to Palestinian relief organizations, including Heal Palestine, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, World Central Kitchen, and UNRWA, reported by The National and Newsweek.
July 29, 2024: After backlash that an Adidas SL 72 sneaker campaign she appeared in referenced a shoe tied to the 1972 Munich Olympics, where 11 Israeli athletes were killed by Palestinian militants, Bella posted an apology saying she was unaware of the connection and was "shocked" and "disappointed." She said she does "not believe in hate in any form, including anti-semitism," but also said she would "forever stand by my people of Palestine." Adidas had already begun apologizing for and pulling the SL 72 campaign around July 24-25, several days before her statement, per Time and The National.
February 2025: Bella posted an Instagram image of a watermelon painted on a hand with the words "Palestine belongs to the Palestinians" written on the palm, a symbol commonly used as a stand-in for the Palestinian flag, according to The National.
February 14, 2026: For Valentine's Day, Bella posted "PALESTINE IS MY VALENTINE. Keep your flowers, use your platform!" with a call to "free Palestine." The post drew close to 2 million likes within hours and mixed reaction, continuing an annual pattern of Valentine's Day pro-Palestinian posts, per JFeed.

Bella Hadid's background

Bella Hadid (born 1996) is an American supermodel, the daughter of Palestinian-American real estate developer Mohamed Hadid, who was born in Nazareth in 1948 and whose family became refugees in Syria, and Dutch former model Yolanda Hadid (nee van den Herik), whose background is Christian, not Jewish. Bella has no Jewish ancestry or Jewish-identity connection on either side of her family. She has publicly and repeatedly identified with her father's Palestinian heritage, especially since the war that began after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, when she and Gigi became two of the highest-profile celebrity voices for the Palestinian cause. That advocacy has taken the form of social media posts, a keffiyeh-style Cannes gown, a $1 million joint donation to Palestinian relief and aid groups, and recurring Valentine's Day advocacy posts through February 2026. She has consistently paired her Palestinian advocacy with statements that she opposes antisemitism, most explicitly in her July 2024 Adidas apology, but she has not made any statement expressing support for Israel. She has not visited Israel or collaborated with Israeli brands or institutions in this period, and there is no record of her participating in any pro-Israel event or campaign through August 2026.

The bottom line

Bella Hadid does not support Israel. She is a consistent, high-profile advocate for the Palestinian cause who frames her position as pro-Palestinian and anti-antisemitism, not pro-Israel or pro-Israeli-policy. There is no record of her supporting Israel, visiting Israel, or engaging in pro-Israel actions.

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Last updated August 2026. We update these profiles as the record changes.