The American Muslim blog, Amani Khatatbeh, which writes about beauty and women, rejected a prize from Revlon Beauty Company because actress Gal Gadot was her trademark ambassador.
Revlon was awarded the "Changemakers" award for the calligrapher, who is of Jordanian / Palestinian origin, and founder of MuslimGirl.com as part of the new @LiveBoldly campaign, which aims to "inspire women to express their passion, optimism and strength". Her official page in "Instagram".
"I can not accept this award because Gal Gadot is the ambassador of the Revlon brand," she wrote. "Her clear support for the Israel Defense Forces' work in Palestine is in conflict with the morality and values of MuslimGirl.com, and my conscience does not allow me to communicate with her in any way after the Israeli army imprisoned Tamimi, a Palestinian girl who was only 16 years old. To hold her since last month until today. "
"I know in the bottom of my heart that I will not disguise the meaning of the changemakers' prize if I accept them in these circumstances," she said. "We can not accept female models to support the oppression of women in other parts of the world, especially as we approach the first anniversary of the women's march," she said.
She explained that the moral obligation requires not to ignore the reference to what is wrong, and to stick to the facts that we believe in, and talk about them always, and lined up to the right side of history, and said: "This is what I mean the industry of change." "It is supposed to be the real face of women's freedom and support, but it is selective and stands with the side that persecutes women and children in Palestine, ignoring many facts."
Gal Gadot, the Israeli actress and model, has confirmed her support for the Israeli occupation army in the past, and trained for two years, and raised controversy when she participated on "Facebook" a publication expressing her love and wishes for safety soldiers who were involved in the recent massacres that resulted in More than 1,000 Palestinians are killed in Gaza.
Gadout also provoked another public outcry earlier this year when she wore a dress designed by Lebanese designer Elie Saab at the National Board of Review gala. Lebanese expressed discontent with social media, .
