Emma Watson's pro-Palestinian post sparks 'anti-Semitism' spat

On Monday Watson, who shot to global superstardom after playing Hermione Granger in the"Harry Potter" films, posted an image of a pro-Palestinian rally overlaid with the words"Solidarity is a verb," with a quotation from academic Sara Ahmed on the meaning of solidarity in the caption.By Wednesday, the post had attracted more than 1.2 million likes, as well as thousands of comments split between those supporting Watson and those criticizing her stance.

The post also drew attention from Israeli politicians, including Danny Danon, the country's former ambassador to the United Nations, who shared Watson's post on his official Twitter account alongside the caption:"10 points from Gryffindor for being an antisemite."Gilad Erdan, Israel's current ambassador to the UN, also reacted on his official Twitter account.Read More"Fiction may work in Harry Potter but it does not work in reality," Erdan tweeted.

Israel is a country, not a religion. They deserve to be criticized. There is nothing Anti-semitic about speaking up against action committed by the Israeli government. Some people are really uninformed about the ongoing struggle the Palestinians are facing..

If you are pro-reality….you are anti-jew!

Congrats religion on the additional stupidity. Carlin would almost be impressed

Good for her.

The victim strategy against all criticism. So easy, so low, so intolerant.

What? posting something about solidarity for a peoples cause is anti Semitic? Im confused

If calling out apartheid Isreal's genocide on palestinians is antisemitism, so be it.

Can we ever get to a nuanced discussion of Israeli government policy without a crowd ready to shout 'anti-semite'?

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