Arab-Israeli Actor Maisa Abd Elhadi allegedly posted a picture of a bulldozer breaching the fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel during the attack on October 7 by the Islamist militant group Hamas.
Arab-Israeli actress Maisa Abd Elhadi has been accused of 'supporting terrorism' in a social media post supporting Hamas' terror attack in Israel. She was arrested on Monday. The actress allegedly posted a picture of a bulldozer breaching the fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel during the attack on October 7 by the Islamist militant group Hamas.
In the caption, Maisa wrote, "Let's go Berlin-style," in reference to the fall of the Berlin Wall that partitioned Germany until 1989.
Her attorney Jaafar Farah, who is also the director of the human rights association Mousawat, told AFP, "She is accused of supporting terrorism''.
On Tuesday, Hebrew media reported that police without taking her name confirmed 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''.
“The police fight against incitement and support for terrorism continues all the time,” the statement said.
Abd Elhadi’s 'Temporarily Dead' co-star Ofer Shechter slammed her for her posts as she wrote, “I’m ashamed of you. You should be ashamed of yourself. You live in Nazareth, act and star in our TV shows and films, and then stab us in the back.”
Maisa has appeared in several Israeli shows, and also a Hollywood film 'World War Z'. Recently, she starred in the British series 'Baghdad Central'.
Arab Israeli singer Dalal Abu Amneh was also briefly detained this week over one of her social media posts.
Israel claims that the Islamist militant group killed more than 1,400 people. While the Hamas government in Gaza says more than 5,000 people have been killed in Israel's retaliatory strikes on the coastal territory.