Prominent Arab Israeli actor Maisa Abd Elhadi is detained by police after allegedly expressing support for the Hamas assault on Israel that killed some 1,400 people, Hebrew media reports.
Police confirm the arrest of “an actress and network influencer, resident of the city of Nazareth, on suspicion of expressions of praise [for terror] and hate speech,” but do not name her.
“The police fight against incitement and support for terrorism continues all the time,” the statement says.
Abd Elhadi shared images of an elderly woman being taken hostage by Hamas with laughing emojis and another image of Hamas forces breaching Israel’s security barrier with the caption in English “Let’s go, Berlin style.”
Her posts on social media were slammed by her Israeli co-star Ofer Shechter on “Temporarily Dead,” who wrote, “I’m ashamed of you. You live in Nazareth, act and star in our TV shows and films, and then stab us in the back.”
Abd Elhadi has appeared in several Israeli shows, the Hollywood film “World War Z,” and most recently the British series “Baghdad Central.”
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