AMMAN — A Jordanian influencer with a significant presence
on social media has faced backlash over her comments on the ongoing violence
between Israelis and Palestinians.
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Zain Karazon has over a million and a half followers on
Instagram under the username “zoozkarazon”, where she mainly posts selfies,
pictures of her outfits, and other lifestyle content. But a controversy erupted
when she posted a video criticizing those advocating for Palestine on social
media.
In a video posted to her Instagram story on Saturday,
Karazon said that, “Palestine has been struggling for thousands of years. Why
do we just want to create noise and chaos on social media? They are the
‘influencers.’ Not us.”
The content creator seemed to push back against those who urged
her to use her platform to call attention to violence in Palestine. “Is our
love for Palestine and the grief and hurt expressed by sharing a million posts
and pictures every day? If I do that, would you applaud me for it? No. I’m not
obligated to go out there, cry, and put on an act like many people have done,”
she said, putting her hands on her face to mock cry.
Before her statement, some of her posts — such as a
glamorous video of herself advertising for her own beauty shop — received
comments suggesting that she refrains from addressing the issue, the most
trending topic in Jordan for days, for fear of damaging her advertisements and
viewership, which received hundreds of likes, while other users simply
commented with pro-Palestinian hashtags in Arabic and English, such as
#SaveSheikhJarrah.
As of May 8th, it seems that Karazon has disabled comments
on her
Instagram.
Karazon has not been entirely silent on the events in
Jerusalem and
Gaza. A week ago, she posted an infographic with the text #SaveSheikhJarrah
and a few days later posted an image of
Al-Aqsa mosque with the text “End the
Occupation.”
Despite a request for comment,
Jordan News was not able to
reach Zain Karazon for this story.
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