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Father of Gigi and Bella Hadid sends racist, homophobic messages to pro-Israel Democrat
Mohamed Hadid, the Palestinian-American real estate developer best known for being the father of models Gigi and Bella Hadid, has sent racist and homophobic messages on Instagram to pro-Israel Congressman Richie Torres, according to The New York Post.
“You worse than the rats of New York sewage system. They have bigger brains than you. You might get a job as bouncer at gay bar,” Hadid reportedly wrote in one of the messages to the New York Democrat.
The newspaper says that he also told Torres to “make sure you dress as KKK to hide that ugly gray colored face of yours.”
“You are just unusual Black and colorful mouth for Israeli and AIPAC and looking for payday of over 500K,” Hadid was also quoted as writing, referring to the pro-Israel lobbying group.
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