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(JTA) — Prominent Rabbi Shmuley Boteach’s World Values Network took out a full-page New York Times ad on Saturday denouncing the British pop star Dua Lipa’s criticism of Israel on social media, and the singer responded, saying the ad was full of “falsehoods and blatant misrepresentations.” The Grammy-winning megastar had reposted several messages on Instagram in the early days of the recent Israel-Gaza conflict that were critical of Israel’s actions toward the Palestinians. Some contained the hashtag #SaveSheikhJarrah, a reference to the East Jerusalem neighborhood where Israel is...

The singer took to social media on Saturday to call out The World Values Network, an organization that targeted Lipa in a full-page ‘New York Times’ ad.

Dua Lipa has responded to the accusations of anti-semitism made by the New York Times ad, and she did not hold back. “I utterly reject the false and appalling allegations that were published in the New York Times advertisement taken out by the World Values Network,” Lipa said. “This is the price you pay for defending Palestinian human rights against an Israeli government whose actions in Palestine both Human Rights Watch and the Israeli human rights group B’Tselem accuse of persecution and discrimination. “I take this stance because I believe that everyone – Jews, Muslims and Chri...

“The World Values Network are shamelessly using my name to advance their ugly campaign with falsehoods and misrepresentation of who I am and what I stand for. I stand in solidarity with all oppressed people and reject all forms of racism." The Hadid family, who have Palestinian heritage, have been outspoken in their support for Palestine in recent weeks, with Bella Gigi has also been using her platform to speak out. Posting on Instagram, she wrote: "One cannot advocate for racial equality, LGBT and women’s rights, condemn corrupt and abusive regimes and other injustices yet choose to ign...

DUBAI: This week, The New York Times ran a full page ad that condemned part-Palestinian models Gigi and Bella Hadid and British-Albanian popstar Dua Lipa for showing solidarity with the people of Palestine. “Bella, Gigi and Dua, Hamas calls for a second holocaust. Condemn them now (sic),” read the headline of the advertisement, which took the form of a letter to the three